Sockets
The socket is the support used to mount the CPU or processor on the motherboard of a computer.
They have been manufactured in multiple formats and some of them are still used today, such as the case of the DIP 40 Socket that we see right next to it.
This type of socket was designed in the 1970s and has been so successful that it is still in use today.
The type of socket can greatly influence the performance of the processors, both for electrical performance and for heat dissipation. It is for this reason that manufacturers are continually updating these sockets and creating new models. It is not a reason of compatibility between brands, as you might think at first. It is that each brand seeks to develop a socket that manages to adapt its processors in the most efficient way possible to motherboards.
SOCKET TYPES
DIP socket 40
DIP: Dual in Line Package
INTRODUCTION: 1970 UNTIL TODAY
NO. PINS: 40
PACKAGE: dip
USED IN PROCESSORS
8080 / 8086 / 8088
PLCC Socket
PLCC: Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier
INTRODUCTION: 1982 UNTIL TODAY
NO. PINS: 68 to 132
PACKAGE: PLCC
USED IN PROCESSORS
80186 / 80286 / 80386
PGA168 / Socket 0
INTRODUCTION: 1989
Num. PINS: 168
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
80486
Socket 1
INTRODUCTION: 1989
Num. PINS: 169
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
80486 added 1 more PIN.
Socket 2
INTRODUCTION: 1989
Num. PINS: 238
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
pentium-overdrive
It was an expansion of socket 1, but with support for the Pentium Overdrive. Depending on the inserted processor, not all pins were used
Socket 3
INTRODUCTION: 1991
Num. PINS: 237
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
80486 / Intel Pentium Overdrive
Depending on which processor was inserted, not all the pins were used, since it was used for several different models.
Socket 4
INTRODUCTION: 1993
Num. PINS: 273
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Pentium / Pentium Overdrive
Designed for early Pentiums running at 5V and clocked between 60 and 66 MHz
Socket 5
INTRODUCTION: 1994
Num. PINS: 320
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Pentium
AMD K5
RTD WinChip C6 / WinChip 2
Socket 6
INTRODUCTION: It was not put up for sale
Num. PINS: 235
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel 80486
Socket 6 is a CPU socket used to connect an Intel 486 microprocessor to a computer's motherboard. It is an improved version of Socket 3. This would have 235 pins, would work at 3.3V, and would be intended for 486 technologies.
It appeared at the same time that the Pentium was put on sale and therefore was never manufactured.
Socket 7
INTRODUCTION: 1995
Num. PINS: 321
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Pentium / Pentium MMX
AMD K6
Socket 8
INTRODUCTION: 1995
Num. PINS: 387
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel PentiumPro
Slot 1
INTRODUCTION: 1997
Num. PINS: 242
PACKAGE: Slot
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Pentium II / Pentium III / Celeron
Socket Super 7
INTRODUCTION: 1998
Num. PINS: 321
PACKAGE: PGA
The same Socket 7 with a hardware extension
USED IN PROCESSORS
AMD K6-2 / K6-III
Cyrix MII
Slot 2
INTRODUCTION: 1998
Num. PINS: 330
PACKAGE: Slot
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Pentium II/III Xeon
Slot A
INTRODUCTION: 1999
Num. PINS: 555
PACKAGE: Slot
USED IN PROCESSORS
AMD Athlon
Socket 370
INTRODUCTION: 1999
Num. PINS: 370
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Pentium III / Celeron
Cyrix III
VIA C3
Socket A/462
INTRODUCTION: 2,000
Num. PINS: 462
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
AMD Athlon / Duron / Athlon XP / Athlon MP / Sempron
Socket 423
INTRODUCTION: 2,000
Num. PINES: 423
PACKAGE: PGA
- Intel Pentium 4
Socket 478
INTRODUCTION: 2,000
Num. PINS: 478
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Pentium 4 / Celeron
Socket 754
INTRODUCTION: 2003
Num. PINS: 754
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
AMD Athlon 64 / Sempron / Turion 64
Socket 940
INTRODUCTION: 2003
Num. PINS: 940
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
AMD Opteron 64 / Athlon 64 / Athlon FX
Socket 479
INTRODUCTION: 2003
Num. PINS: 479
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Pentium M / Celeron M
Socket 939
INTRODUCTION: 2004
Num. PINS: 939
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 X2 / Opteron
Socket 775
INTRODUCTION: 2004
Num. PINS: 775
PACKAGE: LGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Pentium 4 / Core 2 Duo / Core 2 Quad
Socket AM2
INTRODUCTION: 2006
Num. PINS: 940
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon 64 X2
Socket F
INTRODUCTION: 2006
Num. PINS: 1207
PACKAGE: LGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
AMD Athlon 64 FX / Opteron
Socket AM2+
INTRODUCTION: 2007
Num. PINS: 940
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
AMD Athlon 64 / Athlon X2 / Phenom / Phenom II
Socket P_478
INTRODUCTION: 2007
Num. PINS: 478
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Core 2 Duo
Socket 1366/B
INTRODUCTION: 2008
Num. PINS: 1366
PACKAGE: LGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Core i7 / i7- Extreme / Xeon
socket AM3
INTRODUCTION: 2009
Num. PINS: 940 / 941
PACKAGE: PGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
AMD Phenom II / Athlon II / Sempron
Socket 1156/H
INTRODUCTION: 2009
Num. PINS: 1156
PACKAGE: LGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Xeon / Celeron
Socket 2011/R
INTRODUCTION: 2011
Num. PINS: 2011
PACKAGE: LGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition
Socket 1155/H2
INTRODUCTION: 2011
Num. PINS: 1155
PACKAGE: LGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Xeon / Celeron
Socket 1150/H3
INTRODUCTION: 2013
Num. PINS: 1150
PACKAGE: LGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7 / Xeon / Celeron
Socket 1151/H4
INTRODUCTION: 2015
Num. PINS: 1151
PACKAGE: LGA
USED IN PROCESSORS
Intel Core i3 / Core i5 / Core i7
