It took a while, but finally, we have the specifications of the Intel H370, Q370, B360 and H310 chipsets, designed for the mid-range and entry-level Coffee Lake processors.
For a long time, we’ve been talking about the new Intel chipsets and motherboards that will come with these chipsets.
All new Intel H370, Q370, B360 and H310 chipset features revealed for Coffee Lake processors
So far, only the Z370 motherboards were available for the Coffee Lake tabletops, and that made it unfeasible to buy a processor from this new family, except for the i5 8600K and i7 8700K, both of which were overclocked. All other processors had no motherboards to match, and it was ridiculous to buy a Z370 for a Core i3. It was expensive, but now we have the specifications of the Intel H370, B360, H310 chipset and the new Q370 chipset.
The new Intel H370, Q370, B360 and H310 chipset for Coffee Lake processors has all the features of the new Intel 300 series chipset.
| Chipset: | Intel H370 | Intel Q370 | Intel B360 | Intel H310 |
| Market: | Consumption /Corporate | Corporate | Consumption /Corporate | Consumption |
| I / O lines: | 30 | 30 | 24 | 14 |
| Total USB Ports (USB 3.1 Max): | 14 (8) | 14 (10) | 12 (6) | 10 (4) |
| USB ports (Gen 2 / Gen 1): | 4/8 | 6/10 | 4/6 | 0/4 |
| SATA III 6.0Gbps ports: | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| PCIe Gen 3.0 x16 lines: | twenty | 24 | 12 | 6 (Gen 2.0) |
| M.2 PCIe ports: | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Intel Optane Support: | Yes | Yes | Yes | N / A |
| Support Intel Wireless AC: | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Intel Smart Sound Technology: | Yes | Yes | Yes | N / A |
| Intel vPro Technology Support: | N / A | Yes | N / A | N / A |
One might say that Intel’s instinct, even months of just having one chipset for a whole family of processors has been a real mistake. There are some different features on these chipsets, including reduced interconnect lines, fewer SATA, USB and M.2 ports, support for Intel Optane, and other features that we will leave you within a complete table. It is worth mentioning the Intel Q370, an Intel Q370 chipset for the enterprise segment, that is apparently the first time it comes out and offers some exciting features.
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