Chipset vs Socket

[byteCoder18943]

For my new build i am searching for a new motherboard.

i want to go with 6th generation processor but i can't seem to find difference between socket and chipset.

Why does same socket have so many different chipset>

 

 

this image attached is from ASUS website*

[done12many2]

Just now, byteCoder18943 said:

For my new build i am searching for a new motherboard.

i want to go with 6th processor but i can't seem to find difference between socket and motherboard

 

 

this image attached is from ASUS website*

 

 

Is there a question somewhere?

[TheRandomness]

@byteCoder18943what's the budget for the whole build, do you need an OS, a monitor and peripherals?

[21rkosta]

sockets are more of a general compatibility thing, its like oh your cpu has 1151 pins and is an intel core, then it works with the intel 1151 pin slot, chipsets are like things that interact between cpu socket and motherboard, they have varius different features, some cant overclock, some can barely overclock, and some are amazing at overclocking

[Wander Away]

Chipset decides which CPU's are supported, aka Z97 supports haswell, Z170 supports skylake. the socket just decides if the cpu can fit in it, and just because a cpu fits, doesn't mean it'll work. 

 

EDIT: and what 21rkosta said

[Sors]

All the motherboards in that image have the socket 1151.  What changes between them is the chipset, depending on what you plan to do with the system one chipset could work better for you than the others.

 

For instance are you planning to overclock the CPU? 

How many graphic cards do you want to use? 

How many storage drives? 

Do you want to have M.2 slots?

[Carlos1010]

Just now, Sors said:

All the motherboards in that image have the socket 1151.  What changes between them is the chipset, depending on what you plan to do with the system one chipset could work better for you than the others.

 

For instance are you planning to overclock the CPU? 

How many graphic cards do you want to use? 

How many storage drives? 

Do you want to have M.2 slots?

What is M.2 slots? Is it like a GPU thing?

[Enderman]

Just now, Wander Away said:

Chipset decides which CPU's are supported, aka Z97 supports haswell, Z170 supports skylake. the socket just decides if the cpu can fit in it, and just because a cpu fits, doesn't mean it'll work. 

You have it backwards...

The socket is what determines if a CPU will fit and work.

If it does not fit, it will not work. If it fits, it works.

Intel is smart enough to do that so people don't mess up and damage something.

 

Chipset determines what features and properties the board has.

A Z170 is the same socket as H170, but the Z can overclock while the H cannot.

Then the others have stuff like number of PCIe lanes, power requirements, etc...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_chipsets

[Sors]

1 minute ago, Carlos1010 said:

What is M.2 slots? Is it like a GPU thing?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M.2

 

Is a small connector that have a fast interface and is used for SSD drives.

[paps511]

Just now, Carlos1010 said:

What is M.2 slots? Is it like a GPU thing?

M.2 is a special type of storage device. Very fast like an SSD, but even smaller

[Carlos1010]

Just now, paps511 said:

M.2 is a special type of storage device. Very fast like an SSD, but even smaller

It is more expensive or what? Also can you link a amazon M.2 storage device because I can't find one. Thanks in advanced!

[Sors]

4 minutes ago, Carlos1010 said:

It is more expensive or what? Also can you link a amazon M.2 storage device because I can't find one. Thanks in advanced!

It is more expensive, but is also much faster than SATA.

 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B015SOI392/ref=psdc_1292116011_t2_B00TGIVZTW

 

For this drive the specs say Sequential Read/Write Performance: Up to 2,200MB/s and 900MB/s Respectively. Compared to the MAX of 550 MB/s that SATA can transfer.

[paps511]

7 hours ago, Carlos1010 said:

It is more expensive or what? Also can you link a amazon M.2 storage device because I can't find one. Thanks in advanced!

Here ya go!

https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dcomputers&field-keywords=m.2

[byteCoder18943]

@Enderman That was all i was looking for.

Awesome Community!