A new report from a Reddit user features an alleged email screenshot from ASRock, which says the company won’t be adding support for Intel Bartlett Lake CPUs on its consumer LGA 1700 motherboards. While that is understandable, given that these processors are designed for embedded, networking, and industrial/edge, users were still hoping for support on their consumer-grade LGA 1700 motherboards.
This article provides a brief overview of this report and what it means for consumers.
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ASRock reportedly shuts down rumors of Intel Bartlett Lake CPUs for consumers
Intel’s Bartlett Lake CPUs are no secret. Team Blue announced the Bartlett Lake processor lineup in 2025 alongside the launch of Arrow Lake. However, the Bartlett Lake CPUs are designed for Edge computing and networking, with no mention of support for consumer LGA 1700 motherboards.
While the Bartlett Lake processors utilize the LGA 1700 sockets, they are designed for industrial/edge and networking solutions. Therefore, only special industrial or embedded LGA 1700 motherboards will officially support the new processors.
In fact, ASRock has reportedly mentioned that none of its existing consumer-grade LGA 1700 boards will support Bartlett Lake CPUs. A Reddit user, Sitdownpro, shared a screenshot of an alleged email from ASRock, which says:
“Regarding your inquiry, Bartlett Lake CPUs are designed for embedded applications and are typically used in embedded motherboards, industrial computers, touch-panel PCs, and similar devices. Since the Z790I Lighting WiFI and other ASRock LGA1700 motherboards are positioned as consumer-grade products, they do not fall within this application category.”
It concluded by saying that no change is planned at the moment:
“Therefore, we currently have no plan to include Bartlett Lake CPUs in the ASRock product QVL, as these processors are specifically intended for Industrial PC use. Thank you.”
Therefore, even if you find a Bartlett Lake-based processor and can insert it on an ASRock LGA 1700 motherboard at home, the system won’t boot. Its BIOS won’t recognize the new CPU. This shatters the dreams of many Intel fans who have been waiting to buy 10 or 12 P-core only processors. It will be interesting to see what other motherboard vendors say about the same.
Nonetheless, modders will have a field day if they can get their hands on the Bartlett Lake CPUs, even without official support.
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Edited by Abu Amjad Khan
