CPU socket

From Free net encyclopedia

The term CPU socket (or CPU slot) is widely used to describe the connector linking the motherboard to the CPU(s) in certain types of desktop and server computers, particularly those compatible with the Intel x86 architecture.

Most CPU sockets and processors in use today are built around the pin grid array (PGA) architecture, in which the pins on the underside of the processor are inserted into the socket, usually with zero insertion force (ZIF) to aid installation. In contrast to this, a couple current and upcoming sockets use a land grid array (LGA) in which the pins are on the socket side instead and come in contact with pads on the processor. Slot based processors are cartridge shaped and fix into a slot that looks similar to expansion slots.

1 List of sockets and slots
- 1.1 Sockets
- 1.2 Slots
2 See also
3 External links

[edit]

List of sockets and slots

[edit]

Sockets

Socket 1 - 80486
Socket 2 - 80486
Socket 3 - 80486
Socket 4 - Intel Pentium
Socket 5 - Intel Pentium; AMD K5; IDT WinChip C6, WinChip 2
Socket 6 - 80486
Socket 7 - Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX; AMD K6
Super Socket 7 - AMD K6-2, AMD K6-III; Rise mP6
Socket 8 - Intel Pentium Pro
Socket 370 - Intel Pentium III, Celeron; Cyrix III; VIA C3
Socket 423 - Intel Pentium 4
Socket 463 (also known as Socket NexGen) - NexGen Nx586
Socket 478 - Intel Pentium 4, Celeron, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
Socket 479 - Intel Pentium M, Celeron M
Socket 486 - 80486
Socket 563 - AMD low-power mobile Athlon XP-M
Socket 603 - Intel Xeon
Socket 604 - Intel Xeon
Socket 754 - AMD Athlon 64, Sempron, Turion 64
Socket 771 - Upcoming socket for Intel Xeon
Socket 775 (also known as LGA 775 or Socket T) - Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D, Pentium Extreme Edition
Socket 939 - AMD Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64 X2, Opteron 100-series
Socket 940 - AMD Opteron, Athlon 64 FX
Socket A (also known as Socket 462) - AMD Athlon, Duron, Athlon XP, Athlon XP-M, Athlon MP, and Sempron
Socket F (also known as Socket 1207) - Upcoming socket for AMD Opteron multi-processor systems, replaces Socket 940
Socket AM2 - Upcoming socket for AMD single-processor systems, replaces Socket 754 and Socket 939
Socket S1 - Soon to be released socket for future AMD-based mobile platforms - replaces Socket 754 in the mobile sector
PAC418 - Intel Itanium
PAC611 - Intel Itanium 2

[edit]

Slots

Slot 1 - Intel Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III
Slot 2 - Intel Pentium II Xeon, Pentium III Xeon
Slot A - AMD Athlon
Slot B - DEC Alpha
Slotkets - adapters for using socket processors in bus-compatible slot motherboards