It has taken a while, but we finally have the specifications of the Intel H370, Q370, B360 and H310 chipsets, intended for mid-range and entry-level Coffee Lake processors.
We've been talking for a long time about Intel's new chipsets and the motherboards that will be compatible with them . Until now, for desktop Coffee Lake processors, we only had Z370 motherboards, which made it impractical to buy a processor from this new family, unless it was the i5 8600K or the i7 8700K, since those are the two designed for overclocking. The other processors didn't have suitable motherboards, and it's absurd to buy a Z370 for a Core i3. It's taken some time, but we finally have the specifications for the Intel H370, B360, H310, and the new Q370 chipsets.
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We could say that Intel's strategy for months of only having one chipset for a whole family of processors has been a real mistake. These chipsets offer different characteristics, among which we find, fewer interconnection lines, fewer SATA, USB and M.2 ports, support for Intel Optane, and other characteristics that we will leave you in a complete table. The Intel Q370 stands out, which is a chipset intended for the business segment, apparently and it is the first time it has been introduced and it has some interesting features.
| chipset | Z370 | H370 | Q370 | B360 | H310 |
| Market | Enthusiastic | Consumption /
Corporate | Corporate | Consumption /
Corporate | Consumption |
| XMP profiles in memory | Si | No | N/A | No | No |
| overclock | Si | No | N/A | No | No |
| RAM connectors | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| I / O lines | 30 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 14 |
| USB (Max USB 3.1) | 14/10 | 14 (8) | 14 (10) | 12 (6) | 10 (4) |
| USB (Gen2 / Gen1) | 0/10 | 4/8 | 6/10 | 4/6 | 0 / 4 |
| SATA III 6.0Gbps | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| PCIe Gen 3.0 x16 lanes | 24 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 6 (Gen 2.0) |
| M.2 PCIe ports: | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| Intel Optane support | Si | Si | Si | Si | N/A |
| Intel Wireless AC Support | No | Si | Si | Si | Si |
| Intel Smart Sound Technology | Si | Si | Si | N/A | |
| Intel vPro Technology Support | Si | N/A | Si | N/A | N/A |
