Intel LGA1700 Socket

LGA1700 is Intel's mainstream desktop socket introduced with 12th Generation Alder Lake processors in late 2021. It features 1700 contact pads on the motherboard side and supports three generations of Intel Core CPUs: Alder Lake (12th gen), Raptor Lake (13th gen), and Raptor Lake Refresh (14th gen). The platform supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory depending on board design, and PCIe 5.0 for primary storage on select SKUs.