Feb 8, 2021 22:59 EST
Intel has confirmed that it won t be allowing 11th Gen Rocket Lake Desktop CPU compatibility on existing B460 & H410 chipset based motherboards. According to Intel, the CPUs will officially get support on Z490 & H470 motherboards while the more budget-oriented offerings will be left out.
Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake CPUs Not Supported on H410 & B460 Chipset Based Motherboards
On its official support page, Intel states that motherboards based on the Intel B460 & the H410 chipsets are not compatible with Intel s 11th Gen Desktop CPUs. Now Intel 11th Gen CPUs come with both Rocket Lake and Comet Lake Refresh flavors. The entry-level 400-series motherboards will retail support for 11th Gen Comet Lake Refresh CPUs which will include Celeron, Pentium, and Core i3 parts but won t be receiving support for the Rocket Lake lineup which includes Core i5, the Core i7, and Core i9 SKUs.