Socket 6
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Socket 6 was a 486-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.
CPU socket
A CPU socket or CPU slot is a mechanical component that provides mechanical and electrical connections between a microprocessor and a printed circuit board . This allows the CPU to be replaced without soldering....
, a slightly modified version of the more common Socket 3
Socket 3
Socket 3 was one of the series of CPU Sockets into which various x86 microprocessors were inserted. It was sometimes found alongside a secondary socket designed for a math coprocessor chip, in this case the 487. Socket 3 resulted from Intel's creation of lower voltage microprocessors...
.
Intel
Intel Corporation
Intel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
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
Socket 3
Socket 3 was one of the series of CPU Sockets into which various x86 microprocessors were inserted. It was sometimes found alongside a secondary socket designed for a math coprocessor chip, in this case the 487. Socket 3 resulted from Intel's creation of lower voltage microprocessors...
standard was already sufficient.