Why are there so many 1150 socket CPUs?

[Fulano5321]

The main reason I didn't use Intel in the past 10 years was because I liked being able to upgrade my CPU 2-3 times before the socket changed.

But then I recently found out socket 1150 supports from Pentium all the way to i7 CPUs.

Is Intel turning over a new leaf? Or did it just end up that way?
As far as I've read it seems they still plan to stick with only releasing a few CPUs per socket in the future.

 

[Gam3r01]

They release a few generations per socket. But there are alot of processors that fill different roles in those generations. Pentiums for basic budget systems with an upgrade path, i3s for beginning gamers, i5s for serious gaming, and i7s and Xeons for threaded tasks. So you can get a massive performance upgrade in the same generations, in the same socket. The socket dosent really dictate performance, but more so features.
Skylake wasnt all that impressive to me, but have you seen those Z170 boards? Hot damn.

So yes, intel only releases a few generations per socket, but there are a wide variety of processors in that generation.
Here is every 1150 socket processor: http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/cpu/#k=24&sort=a1&page=1\

 

[michaelnrn]

The main reason I didn't use Intel in the past 10 years was because I liked being able to upgrade my CPU 2-3 times before the socket changed.

But then I recently found out socket 1150 supports from Pentium all the way to i7 CPUs.

Is Intel turning over a new leaf? Or did it just end up that way?
As far as I've read it seems they still plan to stick with only releasing a few CPUs per socket in the future.

Your logic confuses me... Intel rolls out new technology in regular increments, but the demands of the new hardware isn't going to fit in to the same place. This isn't 2005.

When Intel releases a new generation, all CPUs from that generation can work in the socket they go with, from the Celeron to the i7, as Gam3r01 explained. They're all the same gen, but different price points / varying target markets.

There's nothing bad about a company pushing tech forward. Why do you think AMD is so far behind? Any real high end gaming rig has an Intel CPU these days.

 

[Bevy300]

I think the socket changes every generation. For instance the i7 2600k is different from the i7 3930k and that is different from the i7 4790k. For each generation the socket supports the Pentium all the way up to the i7. So if you go for anything that isn't an i7 you will be able to upgrade to an i7 in the future, but it has to be in the same generation.

AMD does his different as they change there socket every few years oppose to every year.

 

[giantbucket]

there's only 4-5 processors. the rest are just screening results. there's G, i3, i5, and i7. and Xeon if you go that far. that's it. within i3 or i5 for example, there's 4-8 levels of screening, so the best ones get a high part number and the not-as-great-ones get a lower part number. same silicon, just quality screened differently. it's normal binning.

 

[ael00]

personally I find it annoying that they keep chaning the socket, I just went from 1155 to 1151. Its a marketing scheme to get more mobo's sold, the chipset imporvements themselves are marginal at best from generation to generation, at least on intel.

If only AMD was able to produce a decent CPU to get in the competition .. bit biased myself I know but as a working professional I cant use the unstable AMD systems.

 

[Gam3r01]

Two and a half years is a long time in the PC world.
Intel made the platform switch to take advantage of DDR4 memory, M.2 connectivity, and better SLI support given on board PCIe lane switches.
Intel does not change the socket to improve motherboard sales, especially considering intel does not sell motherboards.