I'm upgrading my desktop computer, it's a computer for development, I don't understand much about hardware though. Could somebody please tell me if the processor Intel Bx80684I99900K Intel Core I9-9900K is compatible with my PC? I'll leave the link and my pc settings bellow for clarity. Thanks in advance!
Chers!
The 1151 socket has two versions. Your i3-7100 is a Kaby Lake generation CPU that uses the original 1151 socket version.
The i9-9900K and all other Coffee Lake generation CPUs use a new version of the 1151 socket that is not compatible. This version is often referred to as "1151-2".
The "1151" in the socket name is the number of pins the socket has, and unfortunately that naming scheme can lead to confusion when two completely different sockets use the same number of pins. Things get even more confusing because these two 1151 sockets use the same physical CPU dimensions.
Probably not
Intel cpu's can only upgrade one generation on the same motherboard, and the 7th generation is already the "upgrade" of the 6th generation. They are similar socket though and there are motherboards that allow 6th to 9th gen upgrade, but those are rare.
