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Deep & Emerging Tech·October 9, 2026·1 min read

Intel is reportedly launching new CPUs on a five-year-old socket to allow DDR4

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Intel extending LGA1700 with new CPUs that still support cheaper DDR4 is a concession to AI-driven memory inflation—compute buyers want performance without paying DDR5 premiums. If you’re refreshing fleets, this opens a window to add capacity on a lower memory cost base, but it also means your AI workloads must be tuned for tighter bandwidth and capacity constraints.