| x86 processor socket One of the series of standard sockets into which you can plug various . These vary in the number of pins, package, voltages, bus speeds, and supported processors. often have so that the processor runs at a multiple of the bus speed. Socket 1, 169 pin / (17x17), 5v, 16-33 MHz , , , . Socket 1 was the first standard socket. Socket 2, 238 pin LIF/ZIF PGA (19x19), 5v, 25-50 MHz 486 SX, 486 DX, 486 DX2, 486 DX4, DX4 & . Updated Socket 1, added support for Pentium Overdrive processors. Socket 3, 237 pin LIF/ZIF PGA (19x19), 3.3/5v, 25-50 MHz 486 SX, 486 DX, 486 DX2, 486 DX4, DX4 & Pentium Overdrive. Supports 5V & 3.3V processors, considered the latest 486 socket. Socket 4, 273 pin LIF/ZIF PGA (21x21), 5v, 60/66 MHz Pentium 60/66 and Pentium Overdrive, only 5v. Socket 5, 296 pin LIF/ZIF, 320 pin LIF/ZIF (19x19 or 37x37), 3.3v, 50/60/66 MHz Pentium 75 - 133MHz, Pentium Overdrive, only 3.3v. Socket 6, 235 pin ZIF PGA (19x19), 3.3v, 25-40MHz. Unpopular advanced Socket 3, rarely seen / paper spec 486 DX4, Pentium Overdrive, only 3.3v. See also , , , , , . {CPU Sockets chart (http://users.erols.com/chare/sockets.htm)}. {CPU Sockets (http://webm3308.ntx.net/cpusockets.htm)}. (1999-08-05) |