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Socket 8 CPU socket
CPU socket

A CPU socket or CPU slot is a connector on a computer's motherboard that accepts a central processing unit and forms an electrical interface with it....
 was used exclusively with the 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....
 and Pentium II 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....
 computer
Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
 processors
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....
. Intel discontinued socket 8 in favor of 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....
 with the introduction of the 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....
.

Socket 8 has a unique rectangular socket with 387 pins. It supports a FSB speeds ranging from 60 to 66 MHz, a voltage from 3.1 to 3.5 V, and support for the Pentium Pro and the Pentium II OverDrive CPUs. Socket 8 also has a unique pin arrangement pattern.






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Socket 8 CPU socket
CPU socket

A CPU socket or CPU slot is a connector on a computer's motherboard that accepts a central processing unit and forms an electrical interface with it....
 was used exclusively with the 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....
 and Pentium II 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....
 computer
Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
 processors
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....
. Intel discontinued socket 8 in favor of 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....
 with the introduction of the 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....
.

Socket 8 has a unique rectangular socket with 387 pins. It supports a FSB speeds ranging from 60 to 66 MHz, a voltage from 3.1 to 3.5 V, and support for the Pentium Pro and the Pentium II OverDrive CPUs. Socket 8 also has a unique pin arrangement pattern. One part of the socket has pins in a 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....
 grid, while the other part uses a SPGA
Staggered Pin Grid Array

A staggered pin grid array refers to a style of arranging pins on an integrated circuit package. It consists of two square arrays of pins, offset in both directions by half the minimum distance between pins in one of the arrays....
 grid.