No, your motherboard will not support Intel CPU's, since AMD requires different sockets and Intel requires different sockets. It can support any AMD SOCKET 1 CPU's because that CPU is socket 1 too. In other words AMD will go in AMD Builds and Intel will go on Intel Builds or into the *supported motherboards* There are many i5 processors and comparing it can be hard, but based on the GHZ it will most likely compare with a i3. Hope that answers your questions. Good Luck!