K7 - Athlon

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With the entry of the Pentium II and later the Pentium III. The manufacturer AMD had to manage not to be left behind.

To compete with Slot 1 of Intel processors, AMD launched its new format, called Slot A.

Slot A was a vertical format and was the evolution of the previous socket 7 or Super 7. It was composed of 242 contacts and was used only in the first versions of AMD's Athlon, also known as K7.

It has the same contacts as Intel's Slot 1, but electrical compatibility does not exist.

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