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A CPU socket or CPU slot is a connector on a computer's motherboard
Motherboard

A motherboard is the central printed circuit board in some complex electronic systems, such as modern personal computers. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, or, on Apple Inc....
 that accepts a CPU
Central processing unit

A central processing unit is an electronic circuit that can execute computer programs. This broad definition can easily be applied to many early computers that existed long before the term "CPU" ever came into widespread usage....
 and forms an electrical interface with it. As of 2007, most desktop
Desktop computer

A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer....
 and server computers, particularly those based on the Intel x86 architecture
X86 architecture

The generic term x86 refers to the most commercially successful instruction set architecture in the history of personal computing. It derived from the model numbers, ending in "86", of the first few processor generations Backward compatibility with the original Intel 8086....
, include socketed processors.

Most CPU-sockets interfaces are based on the pin grid array
Pin grid array

A pin grid array, often abbreviated PGA, refers to the arrangement of pins on the integrated circuit packaging. In a PGA, the pins are arranged in a square array that may or may not cover the bottom of the package....
 (PGA) architecture, in which short, stiff pins on the underside of the processor package mate with holes in the socket.






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Socket 370
A CPU socket or CPU slot is a connector on a computer's motherboard
Motherboard

A motherboard is the central printed circuit board in some complex electronic systems, such as modern personal computers. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, or, on Apple Inc....
 that accepts a CPU
Central processing unit

A central processing unit is an electronic circuit that can execute computer programs. This broad definition can easily be applied to many early computers that existed long before the term "CPU" ever came into widespread usage....
 and forms an electrical interface with it. As of 2007, most desktop
Desktop computer

A desktop computer is a personal computer in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer....
 and server computers, particularly those based on the Intel x86 architecture
X86 architecture

The generic term x86 refers to the most commercially successful instruction set architecture in the history of personal computing. It derived from the model numbers, ending in "86", of the first few processor generations Backward compatibility with the original Intel 8086....
, include socketed processors.

Most CPU-sockets interfaces are based on the pin grid array
Pin grid array

A pin grid array, often abbreviated PGA, refers to the arrangement of pins on the integrated circuit packaging. In a PGA, the pins are arranged in a square array that may or may not cover the bottom of the package....
 (PGA) architecture, in which short, stiff pins on the underside of the processor package mate with holes in the socket. To minimize the risk of bent pins, zero insertion force (ZIF) sockets allow the processor to be inserted without any resistance, then grip the pins firmly to ensure a reliable contact after a lever is flipped.

, land grid array
Land grid array

The land grid array is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits. It can be electrically connected to a Printed circuit board either by the use of a CPU socket or by soldering directly to the PCB....
 (LGA) sockets are becoming increasingly popular, with several current and upcoming socket designs using this scheme. With LGA sockets, the socket contains pins that make contact with pads or lands on the bottom of the processor package. While not popular for many years, LGAs are not new; the Intel 80286 (introduced ca. 1983) was offered in a ceramic LGA version.

In the late 1990s, many x86 processors fit into slots, rather than sockets. CPU slots are single-edged connectors similar to expansion slots, into which a PCB
Printed circuit board

A printed circuit board, or PCB, is used to mechanically support and electrically connect electronic components using Conductor pathways, or signal traces, industrial etchinged from copper sheets laminated onto a non-conductive substrate....
 holding a processor is inserted. Slotted CPU packages offered two advantages: L2 cache memory could be upgraded by installing an additional chip
Integrated circuit

In electronics, an integrated circuit is a miniaturized electronic circuit that has been manufactured in the surface of a thin Wafer of semiconductor material....
 onto the processor PCB, and processor insertion and removal was often easier.

List of sockets and slots


Many socket names containing three-digit numbers represent the number of pins on the processor or socket.

Early sockets


Prior to Intel's introduction of the proprietary Slot 1
Slot 1

Slot 1 refers to the physical and electrical specification for the connector used by some of Intel's microprocessors, including the Celeron, Pentium II and the Pentium III....
 in 1997, CPU sockets were de facto
De facto

De facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning the fact" or in practice but not necessarily ordained by law. It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or technique that are found in the common experience as created or developed without or contrary to a regulation....
 open standard
Open standard

An open standard is a standard that is publicly available and has various rights to use associated with it, and various properties of how it was designed....
s and were often used by multiple manufacturers.

  • DIP
    Dual in-line package

    File:Three_IC_circuit_chips.JPGIn microelectronics, a dual in-line package , sometimes called a DIL package, is an electronic device package with a rectangular housing and two parallel rows of electrical connecting pins....
     socket (40 contacts) - Intel 8086
    Intel 8086

    The 8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor chip designed by Intel and introduced on the market in 1978, which gave rise to the x86 architecture. Intel 8088, released in 1979, was essentially the same chip, but with an external 8-bit bus , and is notable as the processor used in the original IBM PC....
    , Intel 8088
    Intel 8088

    The Intel 8088 is an Intel x86 microprocessor based on the Intel 8086, with 16-bit registers and an 8-bit external data bus. It can address up to 1 megabyte of random access memory....
  • PLCC
    Plastic leaded chip carrier

    A Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier is a four-sided Lead plastic integrated circuit package with pin spacings of 0.05" . Lead counts range from 20 to 84....
     socket (68 contacts) - Intel 80186
    Intel 80186

    The 80186 is a microprocessor that was developed by Intel circa 1982. The 80186 was an improvement on the Intel 8086 and Intel 8088. As with the 8086, it had a 16-bit external bus and was also available as the Intel 80188, with an 8-bit external data bus....
     
  • PLCC
    Plastic leaded chip carrier

    A Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier is a four-sided Lead plastic integrated circuit package with pin spacings of 0.05" . Lead counts range from 20 to 84....
     socket - Intel 80286
    Intel 80286

    The Intel 286, introduced on February 1, 1982, was an x86 16-bit microprocessor with 134,000 transistors.It was widely used in IBM PC compatible computers during the mid 1980s to early 1990s....
  • PLCC
    Plastic leaded chip carrier

    A Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier is a four-sided Lead plastic integrated circuit package with pin spacings of 0.05" . Lead counts range from 20 to 84....
     socket - Intel 80386
    Intel 80386

    The Intel 80386, otherwise known as the i386 or just 386, is a microprocessor which has been used as the central processing unit of many personal computers and workstations since 1986....
  • Socket 1
    Socket 1

    Socket 1 was the second of a series of standard CPU socket created by Intel into which various x86 microprocessors were plugged. It was an upgrade to Intel's first standard Pin grid array socket and the first with an official designation....
     - 80486
    Intel 80486

    The Intel i486, otherwise known as the 80486, was the first tightly pipeline x86 design. Introduced in 1989, it was also the first x86 chip to use more than a million transistors, due to a large on-chip cache and an integrated floating point unit....
  • Socket 2
    Socket 2

    Socket 2 was one of the series of CPU socket into which various x86 microprocessors were plugged. It was an updated Socket 1 with added support for Pentium Overdrive processors....
     - 80486
  • Socket 3
    Socket 3

    Socket 3 was a type of CPU_Sockets into which various x86 microprocessors were inserted. It was commonly found alongside a secondary socket designed for a math coprocessor chip, in this case the Intel 80487....
     - 80486 (3.3 V
    Volt

    The volt is the SI SI derived unit of electric potential difference or electromotive force, commonly known as voltage. It is named in honor of the Lombard physicist Alessandro Volta , who invented the voltaic pile, possibly the first chemical battery ....
     and 5 V) and compatibles
  • Socket 4
    Socket 4

    Socket 4, presented in 1993, was the first CPU socket designed for the early Pentium processors. Socket 4 was the only 5 volt Pentium socket. After socket 4 Intel switched to the 3.3 volt powered socket 5....
     - Intel Pentium
    Pentium

    Introduced on March 22, 1993, the original Pentium was the first superscalar x86 architecture microprocessor. Its fifth-generation x86 microarchitecture was a direct extension of the 80486 architecture with dual integer pipeline s, a faster FPU unit, wider data bus, and features for further reduced address calculation latency....
     60/66 MHz
    Hertz

    The hertz is a measure of frequency per unit of time, or the number of list of cycles per second. It is the SI base unit of frequency in the International System of Units , and is used worldwide in both general-purpose and scientific contexts....
  • Socket 5
    Socket 5

    Socket 5 was created for the second generation of Intel Pentium processors operating at speeds from 75 to 133 MHz as well as certain Pentium OverDrive and Pentium MMX processors....
     - Intel Pentium 75-133 MHz; AMD K5
    AMD K5

    The K5 was Advanced Micro Devices first X86 architecture processor to be developed entirely in-house. Introduced in March 1996, its primary competition was Intel Corporation Pentium microprocessor....
    ; IDT
    Integrated Device Technology

    IDT was founded in 1980 as a semiconductor vendor. Employing approximately 2500 people worldwide, headquartered in San Jose, California, and operating a Fab in Hillsboro, Oregon, the company both designs and fabricates semiconductor components....
     WinChip
    WinChip

    The WinChip series was a CPU electrical consumption Socket 7-based x86 central processing unit designed by Centaur Technology and marketed by its parent company Integrated Device Technology....
     C6, WinChip 2
  • Socket 6
    Socket 6

    Socket 6 was a Intel 80486-generation CPU socket, a slightly modified version of the more common Socket 3.Intel designed this new standard near the end of the 80486's market life,so few motherboards were produced that used it, especially as the Socket 3 standard was already sufficient....
     - Designed for the 80486, but little used
  • Socket 7
    Socket 7

    Socket 7 is a physical and electrical specification for an x86-style Central processing unit socket on a personal computer motherboard. The socket supersedes the earlier Socket 5, and accepts Pentium microprocessors manufactured by Intel, as well as compatibles made by Cyrix/IBM, AMD, Integrated Device Technology and others....
     - Intel Pentium, Pentium MMX; AMD K6
    AMD K6

    The K6 microprocessor was launched by AMD in 1997. The main advantage of this particular microprocessor is that it was designed to fit into existing desktop designs for Pentium branded CPUs....
    ; some Cyrix
    Cyrix

    Cyrix was a Central processing unit manufacturer that began in 1988 in Richardson, Texas as a specialist supplier of high-performance math coprocessors for Intel 80286 and Intel 80386 systems....
     CPUs


AMD


Desktop
  • Super Socket 7
    Super Socket 7

    The Super Socket 7, also referred to as Super 7, is an extension of the Socket 7 Zero insertion force socket specification. It features a 100 Megahertz front-side bus, support for Accelerated Graphics Port, and a SPGA package....
     - AMD K6-2
    AMD K6-2

    The K6-2 was an x86 microprocessor introduced by Advanced Micro Devices on May 28, 1998, and available in speeds ranging from 266 to 550 Megahertz....
    , AMD K6-III
    AMD K6-III

    The K6-III, code-named "Sharptooth", was an x86 microprocessor manufactured by AMD, which was the last and perhaps fastest of all Socket 7 desktop processors....
    ; Rise
    Rise Technology

    Rise Technology, was a short lived microprocessor manufacturer that produced the Intel x86 MMX compatible mP6 processor.The Santa Clara, California based company was started by David Lin in 1993 with funding from 15 Taiwanese investors, including United Microelectronics Corporation, Acer and VIA Technologies....
     mP6
    MP6

    The MP6 was a microprocessor designed by Rise Technology to compete with the Intel Pentium line. The firm spent 5 years developing the processor....
    .
  • Slot A
    Slot A

    Slot A refers to the physical and electrical specification for a 242-lead single-edge-connector used by early versions of AMD's Athlon processor....
     - AMD Athlon
    Athlon

    Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of different x86 Central processing unit designed and manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices. The original Athlon was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and, in a first, retained the initial performance lead it had over Intel Corporation's competing processors for a significant period of t...
  • Socket A
    Socket A

    Socket A is the CPU socket used for AMD central processing unit ranging from the Athlon Thunderbird#Athlon Thunderbird .28T-Bird.29 to the Athlon#Athlon XP 3200+, and AMD budget processors including the Duron and Sempron....
     (also known as "Socket 462", 462-contact PGA) - AMD socket supporting Athlon
    Athlon

    Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of different x86 Central processing unit designed and manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices. The original Athlon was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and, in a first, retained the initial performance lead it had over Intel Corporation's competing processors for a significant period of t...
    , Duron
    Duron

    The AMD Duron was an x86-compatible computer central processing unit manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices. It was released on June 19, 2000 as a low-cost alternative to AMD's own Athlon processor and the Pentium III and Celeron processor lines from rival Intel....
    , Athlon XP, Athlon XP-M, Athlon MP, Sempron
    Sempron

    Sempron has been the marketing name used by AMD for several different entry level desktop CPUs, using several different technologies and CPU socket formats....
    , and Geode processors.
  • Socket 754
    Socket 754

    Socket 754 is a CPU socket originally developed by AMD to succeed its Athlon XP platform . Socket 754 was the first socket developed by AMD to support their new consumer version of the 64 bit microprocessor family known as AMD64....
     (754-contact PGA) - AMD single-processor socket featuring single-channel DDR-SDRAM. Supports AMD Athlon 64
    Athlon 64

    The Athlon 64 is an eighth-generation, AMD64-architecture microprocessor produced by AMD, released on September 23, 2003. It is the third processor to bear the name Athlon, and the immediate successor to the Athlon XP....
    , Sempron
    Sempron

    Sempron has been the marketing name used by AMD for several different entry level desktop CPUs, using several different technologies and CPU socket formats....
    , Turion 64
    Turion 64

    Turion 64 is the brand name AMD applies to its 64-bit low-consumption Central Processing Unit codenamed K8L. The Turion 64 and Turion 64 X2 processors compete with Intel's mobile processors, initially the Pentium M and currently the Intel Core and Intel Core 2 processors....
     processors.
  • Socket 939
    Socket 939

    Socket 939 is a CPU socket released by AMD in June 2004 to supersede the previous Socket 754 for Athlon 64 processors. Socket 939 was succeeded by Socket AM2 in May 2006....
     (939-contact PGA) - AMD single-processor socket featuring dual-channel DDR-SDRAM. Supports Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX to 1 GHz, Athlon 64 X2
    Athlon 64 X2

    The Athlon 64 X2 is the first multi-core desktop computer Central processing unit designed by AMD. It is essentially a processor consisting of two Athlon 64 cores joined together on one Die with additional control logic....
     to 4800+, Opteron
    Opteron

    The Opteron is Advanced Micro Devices's x86 server Central processing unit line, and was the first processor to implement the AMD64 instruction set architecture ....
     100-series processors . Superseded by Socket AM2 about 2 years after launch.
  • Socket 940
    Socket 940

    Socket 940 is a 940-pin socket for 64-bit AMD server processors. The socket is entirely covered with leads, except for four key pins used to align the processor....
     (940-contact PGA) - AMD single and multi-processor socket featuring registered (ECC) DDR-SDRAM. Intended for Opteron servers, but also used for "SledgeHammer" series Athlon 64 FX processors .
  • Socket AM2
    Socket AM2

    The Socket AM2, renamed from Socket M2 , is a CPU socket designed by AMD for desktop processors, including the performance, mainstream and value segments....
     (940-contact PGA) - AMD single-processor socket featuring DDR2-SDRAM. Replaces Socket 754 and Socket 939 (some confused Socket AM2 with "Socket 940" for server processors). Supports Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX, Opteron, Sempron and Phenom processors.
  • Socket AM2+
    Socket AM2+

    Socket AM2+ is a CPU socket, which is the immediate successor to Socket AM2 that is used by several AMD processors such as Athlon 64 X2. Socket AM2+ is a mid-migration from Socket AM2 to Socket AM3 and is fully compatible with Socket AM2, so that processors designed for Socket AM2 work on Socket AM2+ motherboards and vice versa....
     (940-contact PGA) - AMD socket for single processor systems. Features support for DDR2
    DDR2

    DDR2 can refer to:* DDR2 SDRAM* discoidin domain receptor tyrosine kinase 2...
     and HyperTransport
    HyperTransport

    HyperTransport , formerly known as Lightning Data Transport , is a bidirectional serial/parallel high-bandwidth, Memory latency Point-to-point that was introduced on April 2 2001....
     3 with separated power lanes. (Replaces Socket AM2 , electrically compatible with Socket AM2). Supports Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64 FX, Opteron, and Phenom processors.
  • Socket AM3
    Socket AM3

    Socket AM3 is a CPU socket for Advanced Micro Devices Central processing unit. It follows directly from Socket AM2+. AM3 was launched on February 9th, 2009, alongside the initial grouping of Phenom II processors designed for it....
     (938-contact PGA) - AMD socket for single processor systems. Features support for DDR3 and HyperTransport
    HyperTransport

    HyperTransport , formerly known as Lightning Data Transport , is a bidirectional serial/parallel high-bandwidth, Memory latency Point-to-point that was introduced on April 2 2001....
     3 with separated power lanes. Replaces Socket AM2+ with support for DDR3-SDRAM.


Mobile
  • Socket 563
    Socket 563

    Socket 563 is a microPin grid array CPU socket used exclusively for low-power Athlon_XP#Mobile_Athlon_XP processors .This socket can usually be found on laptops and requires a low-power mobile part in a special 563-pin ?PGA package which is different from the Socket A package used for other Athlon processors....
     - AMD low-power mobile Athlon
    Athlon

    Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of different x86 Central processing unit designed and manufactured by Advanced Micro Devices. The original Athlon was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and, in a first, retained the initial performance lead it had over Intel Corporation's competing processors for a significant period of t...
     XP-M (563-contact µ-PGA, mostly mobile parts).
  • Socket 754
  • Socket S1
    Socket S1

    Socket S1 is the CPU socket type used by AMD for their Turion 64, Athlon 64 and later Sempron processors, which debuted with the Multi-core Turion 64 X2 CPUs on May 17, 2006....
     - AMD socket for mobile platforms featuring DDR2-SDRAM. Replaces Socket 754 for mobile processors (638-contact PGA).
  • Socket FS1
    Socket FS1

    The Socket FS1 is a CPU socket to be implemented in the future notebook platform from Advanced Micro Devices with its AMD Fusion processors . ...
     - future Fusion processors for notebook market with CPU and GPU functionality (codenamed Swift), supporting DDR3 SDRAM, to be released in 2009.


Server
  • Socket 940
    Socket 940

    Socket 940 is a 940-pin socket for 64-bit AMD server processors. The socket is entirely covered with leads, except for four key pins used to align the processor....
     - AMD single and multi-processor socket featuring DDR-SDRAM. Supports AMD Opteron
    Opteron

    The Opteron is Advanced Micro Devices's x86 server Central processing unit line, and was the first processor to implement the AMD64 instruction set architecture ....
     (2xx and 8xx Series), Athlon 64 FX processors (940-contact PGA).
  • Socket A
  • Socket F
    Socket F

    Socket F is a CPU socket designed by AMD for its Opteron line of Central processing unit, and released on August 15 2006. The socket has 1207 pins, and is referred to as "Socket F " in all AMD literature....
     (also known as "Socket 1207") - AMD multi-processor socket featuring DDR2-SDRAM. Supports AMD Opteron
    Opteron

    The Opteron is Advanced Micro Devices's x86 server Central processing unit line, and was the first processor to implement the AMD64 instruction set architecture ....
    (2xxx and 8xxx Series) and Athlon 64 FX processors. Replaces Socket 940 (LGA
    Land grid array

    The land grid array is a type of surface-mount packaging used for integrated circuits. It can be electrically connected to a Printed circuit board either by the use of a CPU socket or by soldering directly to the PCB....
     1207-contact), and partially compatible with Socket F+.
  • Socket F+
    Socket F+

    Socket F+ is an upcoming CPU Socket for AMD server central processing unit and dual-processor AMD Quad FX platform starting from the 45 nm generation of the AMD K10 CPU family....
     - Future AMD multi-processor socket featuring higher speed HyperTransport
    HyperTransport

    HyperTransport , formerly known as Lightning Data Transport , is a bidirectional serial/parallel high-bandwidth, Memory latency Point-to-point that was introduced on April 2 2001....
     interconnect of up to 2.6 GHz. Replacing Socket F but socket F processors remained supported for backward compatibility.
  • Future processor which is in development under the Fusion
    AMD Fusion

    AMD Fusion is the codename for a future next-generation microprocessor design and the product of the merger between Advanced Micro Devices and ATI Technologies, combining general processor execution as well as 3D geometry processing and other functions of modern GPUs into a single package....
     project codename, will employ Socket FS1
    Socket FS1

    The Socket FS1 is a CPU socket to be implemented in the future notebook platform from Advanced Micro Devices with its AMD Fusion processors . ...
     and two other sockets.
  • Socket G34
    Socket G34

    The Socket G34 is a CPU socket designed by AMD to support the upcoming multi-core and twelve-core processor lines codenamed Sao Paolo and Magny-Cours, while the CPU cores are still based on the AMD K10 microarchitecture, current information suggests that the processors will support HyperTransport 3.0 and four-channel DDR3 SDRAM memory...
     - successor to socket F+, originally planned as Socket G3
    Socket G3

    The Socket G3, originally as part of the codenamed Piranha server platform, was supposed to be the intermediate successor to Socket F and Socket F+ to be used in Advanced Micro Devices Opteron processor for dual-processor and above server platforms scheduled to be launched 2009....
     paired with Socket G3 Memory Extender
    Socket G3 Memory Extender

    The Socket G3 Memory Extender or in short G3MX is Advanced Micro Devices' solution to the problem of connecting large amounts of memory to a single microprocessor....
     for servers to expand memory.


Intel


Desktop
  • Slot 1
    Slot 1

    Slot 1 refers to the physical and electrical specification for the connector used by some of Intel's microprocessors, including the Celeron, Pentium II and the Pentium III....
     - Intel Celeron
    Celeron

    The Celeron brand is a range of x86 CPUs from Intel targeted at budget/value personal computers?with the motto, "delivering great quality at an exceptional value"....
    , Pentium II
    Pentium II

    The Pentium II brand refers to Intel's sixth-generation microarchitecture and x86 architecture-compatible microprocessors introduced on May 7, 1997....
    , Pentium III
    Pentium III

    The Pentium III brand refers to Intel's 32-bit x86 desktop and mobile microprocessors based on the sixth-generation Intel P6 microarchitecture introduced on February 26, 1999....
  • Socket 370
    Socket 370

    Socket 370 is a common format of CPU socket first used by Intel for Pentium III and Celeron processors to replace the older Slot 1 CPU interface on personal computers....
     - Intel Pentium III
    Pentium III

    The Pentium III brand refers to Intel's 32-bit x86 desktop and mobile microprocessors based on the sixth-generation Intel P6 microarchitecture introduced on February 26, 1999....
    , Celeron
    Celeron

    The Celeron brand is a range of x86 CPUs from Intel targeted at budget/value personal computers?with the motto, "delivering great quality at an exceptional value"....
    ; Cyrix III
    Cyrix III

    Cyrix III is an x86-compatible Socket 370 central processing unit. VIA Technologies launched the processor in February 2000. VIA had recently purchased both Centaur Technology and Cyrix....
    ; VIA C3
    VIA C3

    The VIA C3 is a family of x86 central processing units for personal computers designed by Centaur Technology and sold by VIA Technologies. The different CPU cores are built following the Centaur Technology#Design_methodology....
  • Socket 423
    Socket 423

    Socket 423 was a CPU socket used for the first Pentium 4 Central processing unit, based on the Willamette core. The socket was short-lived, as it became apparent that its electrical design proved inadequate for raising clock speed beyond 2.0 GHz....
     - Intel Pentium 4
    Pentium 4

    The Pentium 4 brand refers to Intel's line of single-core mainstream Desktop computer and laptop central processing units introduced on November 20, 2000 ....
     and Celeron processors (Willamette core)
  • Socket 478
    Socket 478

    In computing, Socket 478 is a type of CPU socket used for Intel's Pentium 4 and Celeron series Central processing unit. Socket 478 was phased out with the launch of Socket T....
     - Intel Pentium 4
    Pentium 4

    The Pentium 4 brand refers to Intel's line of single-core mainstream Desktop computer and laptop central processing units introduced on November 20, 2000 ....
    , Celeron
    Celeron

    The Celeron brand is a range of x86 CPUs from Intel targeted at budget/value personal computers?with the motto, "delivering great quality at an exceptional value"....
    , Celeron D, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition
    Pentium 4

    The Pentium 4 brand refers to Intel's line of single-core mainstream Desktop computer and laptop central processing units introduced on November 20, 2000 ....
    , Pentium M
    Pentium M

    The Pentium M brand refers to only two single-core 32-bit x86 microprocessors introduced in March 2003 , and forming a part of the Intel Centrino platform....
  • Socket N (Northwood, Prescott, and Willamette cores)
  • Socket B
    Socket B

    LGA 1366, also known as Socket B, supersedes Intel's desktop Socket T in the high-end and performance desktop segments. It also replaces the server-oriented Socket J in the entry level....
     (LGA 1366 ) - a new socket for Intel CPUs incorporating the integrated memory controller and Intel QuickPath Interconnect. (Bloomfield)
  • Socket T
    Socket T

    LGA 775, also known as Socket T, is an Intel desktop CPU socket. LGA stands for Land Grid Array. The word "socket" is a misnomer, because an LGA 775 motherboard has no socket holes; instead, it has 775 protruding pins which touch contact points on the underside of the processor ....
     (also known as Socket 775 or LGA 775) - Intel Pentium 4, Pentium D
    Pentium D

    The Pentium D brand refers to two series of desktop dual-core 64-bit x86 CPU with the NetBurst microarchitecture manufactured by Intel Corporation....
    , Celeron D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Core 2 Duo
    Intel Core 2

    The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intel's consumer 64-bit single- and dual-core and 2x2 Multi-Chip Module quad-core CPUs with the x86-64 instruction set, based on the Intel Core microarchitecture, derived from the 32-bit dual-core Intel Core laptop processor....
    , Core 2 Extreme
    Intel Core 2

    The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intel's consumer 64-bit single- and dual-core and 2x2 Multi-Chip Module quad-core CPUs with the x86-64 instruction set, based on the Intel Core microarchitecture, derived from the 32-bit dual-core Intel Core laptop processor....
    , Celeron, Xeon 3000 series, Core 2 Quad
    Intel Core 2

    The Core 2 brand refers to a range of Intel's consumer 64-bit single- and dual-core and 2x2 Multi-Chip Module quad-core CPUs with the x86-64 instruction set, based on the Intel Core microarchitecture, derived from the 32-bit dual-core Intel Core laptop processor....
     (Northwood, Prescott, Conroe, Kentsfield, Cedar Mill , Wolfdale and Yorkfield cores)


Mobile
  • Socket 441
    Socket 441

    Socket 441 is the CPU socket for the Intel Atom low-power processors, normally used in ultra-mobile PC, smart phone and other portable and low-power applications....
     - Intel Atom
    Intel Atom

    Intel Atom is the brand name for a line of x86 and x86-64 CPUs from Intel, previously List of Intel codenames Silverthorne and Diamondville processors, designed for a 45 nm CMOS process and intended for use in MIDs, smart phones and ultra-mobile PCs meant for portable and low-power applications....
  • Socket 479
    Socket 479

    Socket 479 is the CPU socket for the Intel Pentium M and Celeron M, mobile processors normally used in laptops, as well as Pentium III#Tualatin Pentium III processors....
     - Intel Pentium M
    Pentium M

    The Pentium M brand refers to only two single-core 32-bit x86 microprocessors introduced in March 2003 , and forming a part of the Intel Centrino platform....
     and Celeron M (Banias and Dothan cores)
  • Socket 495 - Also known as PPGA-B495, used for Mobile P3 Coppermine and Celerons
  • Socket M
    Socket M

    Socket M is a CPU interface introduced by Intel in 2006 for the Intel Core line of mobile processors . It is used in all Intel Core products, as well as the Core-derived Xeon codenamed Sossaman....
     - Intel Core
    Intel Core

    The Core brand refers to Intel's 32-bit mobile dual-core x86 CPUs that derived from the Pentium M branded processors. The processor family used a more advanced version of the Intel P6 microarchitecture....
     Solo, Intel Core Duo and Intel Core 2 Duo (A little part of Merom Cores
    List of Intel Core 2 microprocessors

    The Core 2 brand refers to Intel's x86/x86-64 microprocessors targeted at the consumer and business markets above Pentium Dual-Core. The Core 2 Duo branch covered dual-core CPUs for both desktop and notebook computers, Core 2 Quad - quad-core CPUs for both desktop and notebook computers, and Core 2 Extreme - dual-core and...
     and all Yohan Cores)
  • Micro-FCBGA
    Micro-FCBGA

    Micro-FCBGA is Intel's current Ball grid array mounting method for mobile processors that use a flip chip binding technology. It was introduced with the Coppermine Mobile Celeron and replaces the older BGA2 ball-grid-array mounting method used in the Coppermine Pentium III mobile CPUs....
     - Intel Mobile Celeron, Core 2 Duo (mobile), Core Duo, Core Solo, Celeron M, Pentium III
    Pentium III

    The Pentium III brand refers to Intel's 32-bit x86 desktop and mobile microprocessors based on the sixth-generation Intel P6 microarchitecture introduced on February 26, 1999....
     (mobile), Mobile Celeron
  • Socket P
    Socket P

    The Intel Socket P is the mobile processor socket replacement for Intel Core 2 chips. It has an 800 or 1066 MT/s Front Side Bus, that can be switched 'on the fly' to 400MT/s to save power....
     - Intel-based; replaces Socket 479
    Socket 479

    Socket 479 is the CPU socket for the Intel Pentium M and Celeron M, mobile processors normally used in laptops, as well as Pentium III#Tualatin Pentium III processors....
     and Socket M
    Socket M

    Socket M is a CPU interface introduced by Intel in 2006 for the Intel Core line of mobile processors . It is used in all Intel Core products, as well as the Core-derived Xeon codenamed Sossaman....
    . Released May 9th, 2007. (Merom and Penryn Cores)
  • Socket 956 - Intel Core 2 Duo (Penryn core)


Server
  • Socket 8
    Socket 8

    Socket 8 CPU socket was used exclusively with the Intel Pentium Pro and Pentium OverDrive#Pentium Pro sockets computer central processing unit....
     - Intel Pentium Pro
    Pentium Pro

    The Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86-based microprocessor developed and manufactured by Intel introduced in November 1995. It introduced the Intel P6 and was originally intended to replace the original Pentium in a full range of applications....
  • Slot 2
    Slot 2

    Slot 2 refers to the physical and electrical specification for the 330-lead edge-connector used by some of Intel's Xeon#Pentium II Xeon and certain models of the Xeon#Pentium III Xeon....
     - Intel Pentium II Xeon
    Xeon

    The Xeon brand refers to many families of Intel Corporation's x86 architecture multiprocessing Central processing units ? for dual processor and multi-processor configuration on a single motherboard targeted at non-consumer markets of server and workstation computers, and also at blade servers and embedded systems....
    , Pentium III Xeon
  • Socket 603
    Socket 603

    Socket 603 is a motherboard socket for Intel Xeon processor.Socket 603 was designed by Intel as a Zero insertion force socket intended for workstations and server platforms....
     - Intel Xeon
    Xeon

    The Xeon brand refers to many families of Intel Corporation's x86 architecture multiprocessing Central processing units ? for dual processor and multi-processor configuration on a single motherboard targeted at non-consumer markets of server and workstation computers, and also at blade servers and embedded systems....
     (Northwood and Willamette cores)
  • Socket 604
    Socket 604

    Socket 604 is a motherboard socket for Intel Xeon processor.Socket 604 was designed by Intel as a Zero Insertion Force socket intended for workstations and server platforms....
     - Intel Xeon
    Xeon

    The Xeon brand refers to many families of Intel Corporation's x86 architecture multiprocessing Central processing units ? for dual processor and multi-processor configuration on a single motherboard targeted at non-consumer markets of server and workstation computers, and also at blade servers and embedded systems....
  • PAC418 - Intel Itanium
    Itanium

    Itanium is the brand name for 64-bit Intel microprocessors that implement the Intel Itanium architecture . Intel has released two processor families using the brand: the original Itanium and the Itanium 2....
  • PAC611 - Intel Itanium 2, HP
    Hewlett-Packard

    The Hewlett-Packard Company , commonly referred to as HP, is a technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States....
     PA-RISC 8800 and 8900
  • Socket J (also known as Socket 771 or LGA 771) - Intel Xeon
    Xeon

    The Xeon brand refers to many families of Intel Corporation's x86 architecture multiprocessing Central processing units ? for dual processor and multi-processor configuration on a single motherboard targeted at non-consumer markets of server and workstation computers, and also at blade servers and embedded systems....
     (Woodcrest core)
  • Socket N - Intel Dual-Core Xeon LV
    Xeon

    The Xeon brand refers to many families of Intel Corporation's x86 architecture multiprocessing Central processing units ? for dual processor and multi-processor configuration on a single motherboard targeted at non-consumer markets of server and workstation computers, and also at blade servers and embedded systems....


Others


  • Socket 463 (also known as Socket NexGen) - NexGen
    NexGen

    NexGen was a private semiconductor company that designed x86 microprocessors until it was purchased by AMD in 1996. Like competitor Cyrix, NexGen was a fabless design house that designed its chips but relied on other companies for production....
     Nx586
  • Socket 499 - Alpha 21164
    Alpha 21164

    The Alpha 21164, also known by its code name, EV5, is a microprocessor developed and fabricated by Digital Equipment Corporation that implemented the DEC Alpha instruction set architecture ....
  • Slot B - Alpha 21264
    Alpha 21264

    The Alpha 21264 is a microprocessor developed and fabricated by Digital Equipment Corporation that implemented the DEC Alpha instruction set architecture ....
  • Slotket
    Slotket

    In computer hardware terminology, slotkets, also known as slockets, are adapter s that allow socket-based microprocessors to be used on slot-based motherboards....
    s - adapters for using socket processors in bus-compatible slot motherboards


See also

  • List of Intel microprocessors
    List of Intel microprocessors

    This generational and chronological list of Intel microprocessors attempts to present all of Intel Corporation's microprocessors from the pioneering 4-bit Intel 4004 to the present high-end offerings, the 64-bit Itanium#Itanium2 and Intel Core 2 and Xeon 5100 and 7100 series processors ....
  • List of AMD microprocessors
    List of AMD microprocessors

    This article gives a list of Advanced Micro Devices microprocessors, sorted by generation and release year. If applicable and openly known, the designation of each processor's core is listed in parentheses....


External links

  • - A fairly detailed table listing x86 Sockets and associated attributes.