Compatibility of 12th Generation Intel® Desktop Processors
Content Type: Compatibility | Article ID: 000088143 | Last Reviewed: 02/07/2025
12th Generation Intel® Desktop Processors use the new LGA1700 socket and require motherboards based on Intel® 600 Series Desktop Chipsets.
These processors aren't compatible with motherboards based on Intel® 500 Series Desktop Chipsets, Intel® 400 Series Desktop Chipset, Intel® 300 Series Chipset, Intel® 200 Series Chipset and Intel® 100 Series Chipset.
Similarly, 11th Gen, 10th Gen, 9th Gen, 8th Gen, 7th Gen and 6th Generation Intel® Desktop Processors aren't compatible with the Intel® Z690 Desktop Chipset based motherboards.
The 12th Generation Intel® Desktop Processors support DDR5-4800 MHz & DDR4-3200 MHz speeds.