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

Sockets

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SOCKET TYPES

DIP socket 40

PLCC Socket

PGA168 / Socket 0

INTRODUCTION: 1989

Socket 1

Socket 2

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

Depending on which processor was inserted, not all the pins were used, since it was used for several different models.

Socket 4

Designed for early Pentiums running at 5V and clocked between 60 and 66 MHz

Socket 5

Socket 6

Socket 7

Socket 8

Slot 1

Socket Super 7

Slot 2

Slot A

Socket 370

Socket A/462

Socket 423

Socket 478

Socket 754

Socket 940

Socket 479

Socket 939

Socket 775

Socket AM2

Socket F

Socket AM2+

Socket P_478

Socket 1366/B

socket AM3

Socket 1156/H

Socket 2011/R

Socket 1155/H2

Socket 1150/H3

Socket 1151/H4