Sales of Socket 1156 started in 2008.This is the first processor socket, aimed at using chips based on the CORE architecture. It also introduced for the first time such important innovations as integrated into the semiconductor chip of the central processor the controller of RAM and the graphic accelerator. It is about this computing platform that will be discussed later.
In 2008, Intel developed an extremelyan unpleasant situation in the market of central processors. Its computing platform based on LGA 775 has reached the maximum of its capabilities. It was already impossible to squeeze more of it out. At the same time, her age-old opponent in the person of AMD has not experienced any problems with the development of its CPUs. The AM2 and AM2 + sockets successfully developed and had a sufficient safety margin for further improvement.
To keep up with the enemy and offera worthy product in the market of computer technologies, Intel is releasing the revolutionary Socket 1156 at the time. For three years it was the best option for assembling both entry-level PCs and more advanced computers. In 2011, LGA1156 replaced the updated LGA1155 processor connector. It was aimed at installing a CPU with CORE architecture of the 2nd generation.
As many as four new sets of system logic came outsimultaneously with Socket 1156. The motherboard, depending on the chipset used, was positioned as a solution to the initial, middle or even premium segment. The basic set of chips in this case was H55. It supported the built-in graphics core, but did not allow to include in the composition of such a computing system RAID arrays. H57, in turn, also supported integrated graphics accelerators, but also allowed to connect to such a PC RAID arrays.
Even more advanced in this regard was Q57.He, in addition to all the previously listed, also supported AMT technology at the hardware level. Its essence boiled down to the fact that the PC could be controlled at a distance from another computer that is part of the computer network. Apart from this, P55 looks like this. It was aimed at using chips without a built-in graphics accelerator. Otherwise, its specifications were similar to H57.
It is for installing and using CORE chipsthe first generation and was intended Socket 1156. Processors Celeron and Pentium occupied a niche of the least productive semiconductor crystals. The marking of the first ones had the form G1XXX, and the second - G6XXX. And they had a higher level of performance due to higher clock speeds. The middle segment was occupied by solutions based on i3 and i5. In the first case, the CPUs belonged to the 5XX line and had only 2 computational units at the hardware level. In turn, i5 belonged to the 6XX line with 2 cores or 7XX and with 4 computational blocks. The most productive models belonged to the i7 series. And they included 8 or even 12 computational threads and 4 or 6 hardware cores, respectively. They were designated 8XX or 9XX.
As of yet, the hardware specifications of Socket 1156continue to be relevant. And this CPU is able to cope with most tasks. But not far off is the moment when the computing capabilities of these silicon crystals will not be enough to fulfill the most complex program code. As a result, owners of such PCs will have to think about upgrading their computer. As a basis for assembling a new computer, this platform should not be considered. It is outdated both morally and physically. Components for it can only be relevant in the event that the system unit is partially out of order and it is necessary to urgently restore its operability at minimal cost.
Socket 1156 laid the most powerful foundation, based onwhich appeared the last five generations of CPU from Intel. All technologies implemented in it, to this day are successfully used in the most recent and advanced models of central processors. This is the technology of HT, and the integration of the controller of RAM, and the graphics card on the CPU chip. But now this platform is outdated and is no longer relevant. The owners of such PCs will have to think about the computer upgrade in the next 2-3 years because of a lack of computing power.
