Intel is reportedly launching new CPUs on a five-year-old socket to allow DDR4

Gigabyte says new Intel processors will arrive on the five-year-old LGA1700 socket in early 2027, and has updated the BIOS across its whole B760 and H610 lineup. The socket takes DDR4, which costs far less than DDR5 in a market where AI has pushed memory prices to records.

Gigabyte says new Intel processors will arrive on the LGA1700 socket in early 2027. That socket dates from 2021. The motherboard maker has pushed BIOS support for them across its entire B760…