Intel 8 series
The Intel 8 series is a series of motherboard chipsets from Intel and the successor to the Intel 7 series . The chipset series is also led under the code name "Lynx Point" and supports the processors of the Haswell generation. The successor is the Intel 9 series .
description
The Lynx Point were officially presented by Intel on June 1, 2013, in advance of the market launch of the Haswell processors. Compared to its predecessor, the chipsets have primarily been expanded to include more USB 3.0 and more SATA III ports , while native PCI support has been removed. There is no separate chipset for the Ivy Bridge E processors (socket 2011). The X79 chipset was used for this. Even before the market launch, it became known that there were problems with the C1 stepping of the chipsets. Due to this bug, it could happen that a USB 3.0 device is no longer accessible after waking up from S3 mode. Corrected mainboards with C2 stepping were already listed at online retailers in July 2013.
Model overview
| chip set |
Market segment |
Official launch |
base | System bus |
PCIe | PCI | USB ports | Serial ATA | CPU performance tuning |
Number of monitors supported by the IGP |
SSD caching |
TDP | vPro | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU lanes |
CPU lane division |
Chipset lanes |
USB 2.0 | USB 3.0 | SATA-II (300 MB / s) |
SATA-III (600 MB / S) |
Supported RAID modes |
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| H81 | Low-end desktop |
Q3 2013 | 1150 | DMI 2.0 | 16 (2.0) | 1 × 16 | 6 (2.0) | No | 8th | 2 | 2 | 2 | ? | No | 2 | No | 4.1 W | ? |
| B85 | OEM desktop | Jun 1, 2013 | 1150 | DMI 2.0 | 16 (3.0) | 1 × 16 | 8 (2.0) | No | 8th | 4th | 2 | 4th | ? | partly by update | 3 | No | 4.1 W | ? |
| Q85 | Business desktop |
Jun 1, 2013 | 1150 | DMI 2.0 | 16 (3.0) | 1 × 16 | 8 (2.0) | No | 6th | 4th | 2 | 4th | ? | No | 3 | No | 4.1 W | ? |
| Q87 | Business desktop |
Jun 1, 2013 | 1150 | DMI 2.0 | 16 (3.0) | 1 × 16 | 8 (2.0) | No | 8th | 6th | 0 | 6th | ? | No | 3 | Yes | 4.1 W | ? |
| H87 | Business desktop |
Jun 1, 2013 | 1150 | DMI 2.0 | 16 (3.0) | 1 × 16 | 8 (2.0) | No | 8th | 6th | 0 | 6th | ? | partly by update | 3 | Yes | 4.1 W | ? |
| Z87 | Performance desktop |
Jun 1, 2013 | 1150 | DMI 2.0 | 16 (3.0) | 1 × 16 2 × 8 1 × 8 + 2 × 4 |
8 (2.0) | No | 8th | 6th | 0 | 6th | ? | Yes | 3 | Yes | 4.1 W | ? |
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Intel 8 Series Chipset Series: Overview of Differences. M. Mertens, June 2, 2013, accessed March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ Intel "Haswell" processor for desktop PCs in the test. Computerbase GmbH, June 1, 2013, accessed on March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ USB 3.0 problems for Intel's Haswell. Hardware.Info, March 1, 2013, accessed March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ Haswell mainboards with C2 stepping are available in stores. Computerbase GmbH, July 26, 2013, accessed on March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ Intel® H81 Express Chipset. Hardwareluxx Media GmbH, July 12, 13, accessed on March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ Intel® B85 Express Chipset. Intel ARK, accessed March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Haswell overclocking is possible with the H87 and B85 chipset. Hardwareluxx Media GmbH, July 12, 2013, accessed on March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ a b Intel takes action against Haswell OC without a Z87 chipset. Computerbase GmbH, July 22, 2013, accessed on March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ Intel® Q85 Express Chipset. Intel ARK, accessed March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ Intel® Q87 Express Chipset. Intel ARK, accessed March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ Intel® H87 Express Chipset. Intel ARK, accessed March 15, 2014 .
- ↑ Intel® Z87 Express Chipset. Intel ARK, accessed March 15, 2014 .
Remarks
- ↑ With some H87 and B85 chipsets, it is possible to enable this function with BIOS updates. Intel tried to limit this unwanted possibility with a firmware update.
- ↑ Indicates how many monitors the IGP can control at the same time. Monitors that are controlled by a graphics card are independent of this .
- ↑ Officially referred to as "Intel Smart Response Technology".
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Intel 7 series | Intel 8 series | Intel 9 series |