Intel Motherboard Differences: H670 Specs Explained vs. Z690, B660, & H610 (2022)

We compare the Z690, H670, B660, and H610 chipsets, and explain what a chipset is and how a chipset works (and their differences). We use the Alder Lake chipsets to aid the explanation.
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Intel’s new Alder Lake CPUs are paired with Z690, H670, B660, or H610 chipsets on 2022 Intel motherboards. This video helps explain what an Intel chipset is and how it connects to all of the I/O: PCIe slots, NVMe connectors, USB ports, 2.5 GbE network interfaces, and SATA ports. These are all often branched from the chipset through HSIO lanes, which we detail in this video. The video helps compare the differences between Z690 vs. H670, B660, and H610, and talks about which is the best chipset for gaming PCs or other types of computer builds. We spend a few minutes explaining the DMI link and what makes the 12th Generation version of it different and also talk about PCIe 5.0 vs PCIe 4.0. We also look at the SPI link to the Management Engine and PTT with TPM 2.0. We briefly cover Intel RST, Optane Memory, and RAID support as well. Note that AMD Ryzen chipsets and motherboards are incompatible with Intel CPUs (and vice versa), so although you can compare the hard specs of the chipsets, you obviously can't transplant the CPUs between the boards.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Intel 600 Series Chipsets
01:48 - The Purpose of Each Chipset
05:45 - Explaining Chipsets
09:22 - General Chipset Information
11:26 - Block Diagram
14:08 - Specs Table - H670
15:47 - Specs Table - B660
16:28 - Specs Table - H610
17:36 - Nothing Special for Alder Lake
18:03 - Conclusion

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