Will a i5 8400 fit in a motherboard with an i5 6400 in it?

[appel.thijs21]

Right now, i have a motherboard with an i5 6400 in it, and i want to upgrade it cuz i bought an rtx 2060 and i want a better cpu right now. Will an i5 8400 fit in that motherboard?

 

[RememberThe5th]

I think you would need an Z370 series chipset. Its not backwards compatible (thank Intel for doing that).
Probably at highest point you could use 7th gen with latest bios update.

 

[appel.thijs21]

I think you would need an Z370 series chipset. Its not backwards compatible (thank Intel for doing that).
Probably at highest point you could use 7th gen with latest bios update.

 

[appel.thijs21]

Ok thanks, can i run games with an i5 6400 and a rtx 2060? I don’t think so but i want to buy it but i want to be sure

 

[RememberThe5th]

You bought the RTX or you're going to buy?

 

[appel.thijs21]

You bought the RTX or you're going to buy?

 

[appel.thijs21]

I want to buy it but only if it is compatible with a i5 6400

 

[bignastyid]

MERGED QUESTION
Question from appel.thijs21 : "Wil an i5 8400 fit in a motherboard with an i5 6400 in it?"

Right now, i have a motherboard with an i5 6400 in it but i want to upgrade it to an i5 8400 but i don’t want to buy a new motherboard. Will the i5 8400 fit in it?

No it won't , not compatible.
Same socket , but not compatible.

No it will not fit in your MOBO

 

[wolfspirit1o1o1o1o1]

no the motherboard needs to be an 8th generation not a 6th