ASRock confirms that 8-core CPUs will be supported on H310 motherboards
ASRock confirms that 8-core CPUs will be supported on H310 motherboards
Would Coffee Lake users need to upgrade to a new motherboard/chipset, or would today’s motherboard’s suffice? Thankfully ASRock answered this question, albeit unintentionally.
Videocardz has managed to snag an image of a new ASRock H310 motherboard, which now ships with a sticker which denotes 8-core CPU support, confirming that all 300-series Intel motherboards should support 8-core processors, assuming that they are using a compatible BIOS.
Intel reportedly has two 8-core unlocked processors in the works, their 8-core i7 9700K and their 8-core, 16-thread i9 9900K. Leaked specifications for these CPUs are available here.
(Image from Videocardz)
While it is encouraging to see an H310 motherboard advertise 8-core processor support, it is hard to see any user of such a low-end motherboard paying for a processor with such a high core/thread count. We don’t see anyone below B360 purchasing a flagship-grade Intel processor.
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