Monday, February 8th 2021
Intel B460 and H410 Chipsets Don't Support 11th Gen Core "Rocket Lake"
In a controversial move that baffles our technical understanding of how processor+chipset (platforms) work, Intel has decided to restrict the mid-tier B460 and entry-level H410 desktop motherboard chipsets from supporting 11th Gen Core "Rocket Lake-S" processors. A BIOS Updates Support page for Intel 400-series chipsets on the company website mentions "Motherboards based on Intel B460 or H410 chipsets are not compatible with upcoming 11th Gen Intel Core processors."
The company states that only the top Intel Z490 and next-best H470 chipsets support "Rocket Lake-S" from the 400-series, and such motherboards require a BIOS update from the motherboard manufacturer or pre-built OEM. We're having a hard time figuring out why the B460 or H410 have been excluded. With the H410, an argument can be made on insufficient CPU VRM capabilities of most motherboards; but the same can't be made for the B460, with several motherboard manufacturers having developed premium DIY motherboards with capable VRM solutions (eg: the ROG B460-F Gaming, or B460 AORUS Elite). Those looking to save some dough on mid-tier motherboards to use with "Rocket Lake" should now wait for Intel to launch the B560 chipset.
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Intel
The company states that only the top Intel Z490 and next-best H470 chipsets support "Rocket Lake-S" from the 400-series, and such motherboards require a BIOS update from the motherboard manufacturer or pre-built OEM. We're having a hard time figuring out why the B460 or H410 have been excluded. With the H410, an argument can be made on insufficient CPU VRM capabilities of most motherboards; but the same can't be made for the B460, with several motherboard manufacturers having developed premium DIY motherboards with capable VRM solutions (eg: the ROG B460-F Gaming, or B460 AORUS Elite). Those looking to save some dough on mid-tier motherboards to use with "Rocket Lake" should now wait for Intel to launch the B560 chipset.
61 Comments on Intel B460 and H410 Chipsets Don't Support 11th Gen Core "Rocket Lake"
Nothing to figure out man. This is Intel, and this is what they do all the time. Its been proven time and again, so no surprises here. Not compatible because they said so. Yet there are still people defending Intel is what baffles me.
Intel B460 and H410 Chipsets [S]Don't[/S] Won't Support 11th Gen Core "Rocket Lake"
Hopefully somebody will make a Bios available so these chips can be used, despite the conspiracy to force us to constantly upgrade parts.Does single thread is really that appealing now? :rolleyes:
This is just a way make more money.
They better rename CPU to "Sky Rocket" instead
I'm angry and I'm not even interested in this product lol
Cheapest thing here in stock is a i7-10700F for $320 or a Ryzen 7-3700X for $340.
So why waste the money in it? Alder lake is anyway end of this year or early next anyway.
I would say the newer GPU's are not limited in bandwidth with PCIE 3.0. Actually, what is interesting is that PCIE 4.0 was claimed to be needed for SAM, but in the end, that wasn't the case and PCIE 3.0 worked fine too.
I guess if Bryan from Tech Yes used a B450 motherboard and a B550/570 to test the same CPU just so that it rounds out the discrepancy in performance due to the Intel CPU vs the Ryzen 3000 series CPU, but I guess the 4K greatly reduces the difference between the CPU's in the performance front and maximizes the stress on the GPU.
By all indications Rocket Lake performance at the same frequency should be close to Zen3.
In case you do not care about power consumption it'll still clock close to the same frequencies as Intel's other 14nm CPUs have which should put the absolute performance at a respectable level.
Based on the tests here done by @W1zzard over the years, once we hit PCIe 2.0 there hasn't really been any significant gains from the PCIe interface when it comes to game performance.
*For a given value of recent, on which YMMV. KBL is probably the newest arch worth upgrading from, IMO, presuming one's looking for higher core count.