We compare the Z690, H670, B660, and H610 chipsets, and explain what a chipset is and how a chipset works (and their differences). We use the Alder Lake chipsets to aid the explanation. Sponsor: Buy Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut paste on Amazon (https://geni.us/JMVNtOE) or Hydronaut paste for water cooling (Amazon - https://geni.us/Fsray) Grab a PC building modmat (anti-static work surface) on the GN store! https://store.gamersnexus.net/products/modmat-volt-large Intel’s new Alder Lake CPUs are paired with Z690, H670, B660, or H610 chipsets on 2022 Intel motherboards. This video helps explain what an Intel chipset is and how it connects to all of the I/O: PCIe slots, NVMe connectors, USB ports, 2.5 GbE network interfaces, and SATA ports. These are all often branched from the chipset through HSIO lanes, which we detail in this video. The video helps compare the differences between Z690 vs. H670, B660, and H610, and talks about which is the best chipset for gaming PCs or other types of computer builds. We spend a few minutes explaining the DMI link and what makes the 12th Generation version of it different and also talk about PCIe 5.0 vs PCIe 4.0. We also look at the SPI link to the Management Engine and PTT with TPM 2.0. We briefly cover Intel RST, Optane Memory, and RAID support as well. Note that AMD Ryzen chipsets and motherboards are incompatible with Intel CPUs (and vice versa), so although you can compare the hard specs of the chipsets, you obviously can't transplant the CPUs between the boards. RELATED VIDEOS Watch the latest roundup of Intel’s B&H motherboards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EilX422zl9I Check out the coverage of Z690 motherboards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEkDVlv1FFg AMD B550 chipset explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfTPLF8OKK4 These chipsets are designed for Intel’s latest CPUs. Check out our reviews. i9-12900K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhI9tLOg-6I i7-12700K and 12700KF: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B14h25fKMpY i5-12600K: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkHMh8sUSuM i5-12400: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P_AGv-DJbU i3-12100F: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBDFCoGhZ4g Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: http://www.patreon.com/gamersnexus RELATED PRODUCTS [Affiliate Links] Intel Z690 Motherboards on Amazon: https://geni.us/9gZ65Fg Intel H670 Motherboards on Amazon: https://geni.us/czBP2 Intel B660 Motherboards on Amazon: https://geni.us/1sb2sa Intel i5-12400 CPU on Amazon: https://geni.us/xJSp Intel i9-12900K on amazon: https://geni.us/YAlrh9 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intel 600 Series Chipsets 01:48 - The Purpose of Each Chipset 05:45 - Explaining Chipsets 09:22 - General Chipset Information 11:26 - Block Diagram 14:08 - Specs Table - H670 15:47 - Specs Table - B660 16:28 - Specs Table - H610 17:36 - Nothing Special for Alder Lake 18:03 - Conclusion ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: http://www.twitter.com/gamersnexus f: http://www.facebook.com/gamersnexus w: http://www.gamersnexus.net/ Host, Copy Editor: Steve Burke Writing: Patrick Stone Video: Keegan Gallick