New details have emerged from Intel’s 14th generation processor family: The socket may change

It was claimed that Intel, which switched to the LGA 1700 socket with the 12th generation processor family

, would maintain the same socket in the next three generations by following a user-friendly policy. According to newly shared leaks, the company, which plans to continue LGA 1700 support in 13th generation processors, may switch to a different socket in the 14th generation.

Pin count and size will increase

According to reliable leak source Moore’s Law Is Dead (MLID), Intel is launching its 14th generation processors codenamed Meteor Lake, codenamed LGA 2551, expected to be released in late 2023. It will switch to . However, MLID, who managed to reach the first images of the new socket in 38 × 46 mm dimensions, says that the new socket will have 50 percent more pin counts compared to the LGA 1700, and there will be a difference of 0.5mm in overall width and 1mm in length.

In addition, while the new LGA 2551 socket is expected to support the company’s 15th generation Arrow Lake processors, all details about the socket may come to light in the coming months.