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Help me understand Intel naming schemes
I'm an AMD guy and I am moving to Intel now. I have been building PCs for about 5 years so I understand the basics of Intel but I don't understand some of the naming schemes. I know the numbers in the individual CPU names so I'm good on that. But the names of the CPUs get confusing.
For example, what is Devil's Canyon. All I know is that it uses a different thermal dissipation process than previous generations. So is Devil's Canyon a new generation of CPUs?
Also, is Haswell, Ivy Bridge, and Sandy Bridge all different generations or do those names mean something different? Is Devil's Canyon the successor to Haswell?
Another thing that bugs me is all of the different LGA configurations out there. Do the different configurations come with all of the CPUs? Like does the 4770k have an 1150 and a 2011 version? If not, what determines whether a part is 1150 or 2011?
As for the chipsets, does Z87 and Z97 work with all CPUs? With AMD the chipsets worked with every CPU as long as the form factor of the CPU and the board was the same, but I have heard that not all Intel chipsets work with all Intel CPUs. On Intel's information page of the Z97 chipset, it emphasized gaming in its advertising. So what does this mean? Is Z97 made with gamers in mind?