PCH - The Platform Controller Hub Chipsets
PCH - The Platform Controller Hub Chipsets
Okay with the Haswell refresh linup Intel also launches a refresh motherboard chipset, the new Series 9 Chipset from Intel. Paired with Haswell processors comes a handful of new motherboard chipsets. For end consumers like you and me the H97 chipset will be less performance targeted and comes with better support for HTPC monitor connectivity. The Z97 chipset is targeted at mainstream performance and enthusiast end users allowing much more tweaking and providing performance features.
Not a lot has changed over Z87 really, you still have six native USB 3.0 support are to be found on the Z97 chipset as well as PCIe Gen 3 graphics slots. Z97 will get six SATA 6 Gbps ports.
