New intel processors, same socket or a new one?

[Gamman]

If intel were to relase a new line of cpus, they would use the lga 1151 or a new one? 

[MkaiL]

Kaby lake will be z170 compatible (after updating the bios). Check the manufacturers website though. They all released lists with mobo's that get the update but I've heard not all current mobo's were listed.

[Daveeede]

The Kaby Lake CPUs will be here within the next month. I believe they will use the same socket as Skylake (LGA 1151), but that a new chipset will be made available. However, current chipsets (Z170, H170, H110, B150, etc.) should still be compatible.

[Guest]

I think that it would depend on how they design their chips. It seems they change them to add more pins, or optimize pin placement. This would be a better question for an Intel chip designer. I don't think anyone else could predict accurately. If you're trying to future-proof your pc, I wouldn't do it based off chip sockets for new generations of CPU. 

[Cla55ifi3xd]

Intel’s 7th Generation Kaby Lake and 200-Series Chipset Platform Detailed – Compatible With LGA 1151 "Wccftech"

[Gamman]

1 minute ago, Cla55ifi3xd said:

Intel’s 7th Generation Kaby Lake and 200-Series Chipset Platform Detailed – Compatible With LGA 1151 "Wccftech"

 

4 minutes ago, fpo said:

I think that it would depend on how they design their chips. It seems they change them to add more pins, or optimize pin placement. This would be a better question for an Intel chip designer. I don't think anyone else could predict accurately. If you're trying to future-proof your pc, I wouldn't do it based off chip sockets for new generations of CPU. 

 

5 minutes ago, Daveeede said:

The Kaby Lake CPUs will be here within the next month. I believe they will use the same socket as Skylake (LGA 1151), but that a new chipset will be made available. However, current chipsets (Z170, H170, H110, B150, etc.) should still be compatible.

 

5 minutes ago, MkaiL said:

Kaby lake will be z170 compatible (after updating the bios). Check the manufacturers website though. They all released lists with mobo's that get the update but I've heard not all current mobo's were listed.

Thank you all, but is there any information about Kaby lake performance compared with Skylake? I'am asking because recently i bought a i5 6500 and a gtx 1070,  and everybody says that it Will bottleneck, so i would considered upgrading. 

[MkaiL]

We don't know until benchmarks get released but everyone predicts there will only be a small performance gain. Prices on skylake might go down though so you can get a 6700 if you want to upgrade or if you already have a z170 board a 6600k or 6700k.

[Daveeede]

5 minutes ago, Gamman said:

 

Thank you all, but is there any information about Kaby lake performance compared with Skylake? I'am asking because recently i bought a i5 6500 and a gtx 1070,  and everybody says that it Will bottleneck, so i would considered upgrading. 

None yet. Expect 5-10% performance gains in best case scenarios. Your i5-6500 will be ok for most games. Only way to tell if it will bottleneck for sure is to try it in as many games as possible. If it bottlenecked 1/20 games that you play and preventing u from getting the extra 5 fps then I wouldn't worry about it.

[Thinkfreely]

13 minutes ago, Daveeede said:

The Kaby Lake CPUs will be here within the next month. I believe they will use the same socket as Skylake (LGA 1151), but that a new chipset will be made available. However, current chipsets (Z170, H170, H110, B150, etc.) should still be compatible.

There is also a list of mobos that will be updated for the new CPUs so if you have a 1151 mobo, just check their list and see of its going to get that update. Also I am fine with skylake and won't be upgrading, the improvement seems to be in just lower power consumption, and a very small performance improvement, there is USB 3.1 support built in and better 4k support, but the downside is it won't support windows 7 and older. If you have a Skylake, it's not worth it, if your upgrading from older generations, then it makes sense, if you use windows 8 or newer.

[Gamman]

Just now, Thinkfreely said:

There is also a list of mobos that will be updated for the new CPUs so if you have a 1151 mobo, just check their list and see of its going to get that update. Also I am fine with skylake and won't be upgrading, the improvement seems to be in just lower power consumption, and a very small performance improvement, there is USB 3.1 support built in and better 4k support, but the downside is it won't support windows 7 and older. If you have a Skylake, it's not worth it, if your upgrading from older generations, then it makes sense, if you use windows 8 or newer.

 

21 minutes ago, Daveeede said:

None yet. Expect 5-10% performance gains in best case scenarios. Your i5-6500 will be ok for most games. Only way to tell if it will bottleneck for sure is to try it in as many games as possible. If it bottlenecked 1/20 games that you play and preventing u from getting the extra 5 fps then I wouldn't worry about it.

 

22 minutes ago, MkaiL said:

We don't know until benchmarks get released but everyone predicts there will only be a small performance gain. Prices on skylake might go down though so you can get a 6700 if you want to upgrade or if you already have a z170 board a 6600k or 6700k.

Thank you all very much, i really appreciate your help