Key Features

Socket type: There are many slots and sockets for CPUs (central processing units), particulars of the slots corresponding to the processor types and their manufacturers. Sockets most recent, recognizable by their three-digit number, take their name from the number of pins, while the oldest are named in the order of their invention or of their generation and their names usually does that a single number.
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N Sockets supporting Intel CPUs
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• Socket 1 - 80486SX, 80486DX, 80486DX2, 80486DX4
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• Socket 2 - 80486SX, 80486DX, 80486DX2, 80486DX4
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• Socket 3 - 80486SX, 80486DX, 80486DX2, 80486DX4
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• Socket 4 and 5 - the first Intel Pentium
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• Socket 6 - 80486DX4
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• Socket 7 - Intel Pentium and Pentium MMX
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• Socket 8 - Intel Pentium Pro
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• Slot-1 Intel Pentium II, Pentium III and Celeron first (233 MHz - 1.13 GHz)
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• Slot 2 - Intel Xeon-based core Pentium II / III
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• Socket-370 Pentium III and Celeron latest (800 MHz - 1.4 GHz)
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• Socket 423 - Pentium 4 and Celeron (Willamette core-based)
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• Socket 478 - Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron
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• Socket 603/604 - Intel Xeon
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• Socket 755 - Intel Pentium 4 and Celeron

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N taking SocketsCPU support AMD
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Socket 7 - AMD 80486, K5 and K6

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SuperSocket7 - AMD K6, K6-2 and K6-3

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Slot A - AMD Athlon and Duron oldest

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Socket 462 (or Socket A)-AMD Athlon, Athlon XP and Duron latest

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Socket 754 - AMD Athlon 64 with entry-level single-channel memory support

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Socket 939 - AMD Athlon 64 FX and AMD Athlon dual channel memory support

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Socket 940 - AMD Opteron and early AMD Athlon FX

Socket A

Processor

Manufacturer: AMD