A more detailed analysis was posted by David Schor a few days ago which confirms the change in pin configuration on Coffee Lake processors, hence keeping the LGA socket on Z boards exclusive to Coffee Lake chips. For instance, if the pin config changes on a processor, the sockets on the motherboard need to be configured as such. When compared, the Coffee Lake processors have VSS Ground pins which is an increase of 14 compared to Kaby Lake, VCC Electrical[…]
