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[Aidan_Hart]

will a older generation processor work on a new motherboard that says it supports 8th and 9th gen

[AlHill]

It all depends on what processors are supported by the motherboard bios.   To know that, you have to ask the motherboard manufacturer.

[Aidan_Hart]

thanks this helps a lot

[AlHill]

Some motherboard manufacturers publish a support page for their boards, listing all the processors supported and minimum bios level.  You may want to look at that.

[Aidan_Hart]

would knowing the chipset help?

[AlHill]

Not really.  If a motherboard supports the socket, and the motherboard bios supports the processor, then the chipset is assumed. 

[Aidan_Hart]

ok. would this be the bios? 1 x 128MB Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, DMI3.0, SM BIOS 3.1, ACPI 6.1

[AlHill]

Well, that is part of it.  What is the model number of the motherboard?

[Aidan_Hart]

here it is: ROG STRIX B365-F GAMING

[AlHill]

Here is a list of processors and bios level support for that board:

https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/ROG-STRIX-B365-F-GAMING/HelpDesk_CPU/

[Aidan_Hart]

thanks so much

[AlHill]

Glad to help..