Intel Ends 4 Year Wait For New Socket

Intel has happily been using the same socket for the past four years, but it recently announced that it has created a new one.

The LGA 1366 is the new desk top socket made by Intel. It is similar to the LG 755 because it uses the same ZIF design, but it incorporates more contacts than previously made models.

The reason behind the move is the Core i7. The CPU in the Core i7 takes over the memory that used to be controlled by the north bridge. Now the LGA 1366 connects differently by sending information through a devoted high speed connection that operates through RAM. This is what Intel is calling the QuickPath Interconnect (QPI).

They have also made some adjustments to the quad-core processor. Up until now Intel’s Quad-core has been made from two dual-core die. Now the new design brings together four individual cores, and combines them in one die. It uses L3 cache to share information between all four cores.

The real bonus that comes with this design is what Intel has named Dynamic Speed technology (DST). This detects when a lot of information is unevenly balanced, and will automatically adjust the core speeds when there is more processing work to be done. When the core does not need to operate at high speed, it is self-restricted so that energy consumption is as low as it can be.

It is a very smart, highly efficient socket that will likely become standard in all Intel products.

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