Socket 3 was a type of CPU socket into which various x86 microprocessor
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Socket 3 was a type of CPU socket into which various x86 microprocessor
Microprocessor
A microprocessor incorporates most or all of the functions of a central processing unit on a single integrated circuit . The first microprocessors emerged in the early 1970s and were used for electronic calculators, using Binary-coded decimal arithmetic on 4-bit Word .... s were inserted. It was commonly found alongside a secondary socket designed for a math coprocessor
Coprocessor
A coprocessor is a computer processor used to supplement the functions of the primary processor . Operations performed by the coprocessor may be floating point arithmetic, graphics, signal processing, string processing, Savitsky-Golay derivation, or encryption.... chip, in this case the 487
Intel 80487
The Intel's i487 is a floating point unit coprocessor for Intel 486SX machines. It was essentially a full-blown 486DX chip. When installed into an i486SX system, the i487 disabled the main CPU and took over all CPU operations.... . Socket 3 resulted from Intel's creation of lower voltage microprocessors. An upgrade to 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.... , it rearranged the pin layout and omitted one pin so that 3 V processors could not be plugged into older 5 V only sockets.
Low-insertion-force sockets are integrated circuit sockets that are designed so the force required to insert or remove a package is low. As the number of pins increases on a package, and the package itself is large, or both, the use of low insertion force sockets changes from something that is convenient for chips that are changed frequentl... /ZIF PGA
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.... (19x19) socket suitable for the 3.3 V and 5 V, 25–50 MHz 486 SX, 486 DX, 486 DX2, 486 DX4, 486 OverDrive
Intel 80486 OverDrive
The Intel's i486 OverDrive processors are a category of various Intel 80486s that were produced with the designated purpose of being used to upgrade personal computers.... and Pentium OverDrive
Pentium OverDrive
The Pentium OverDrive was a microprocessor marketing brand name used by Intel, to cover a variety of consumer upgrade products sold in the mid 1990s.... processors.
