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Processor sockets: The types of socket used by AMD and Intel processors (2602 words) |
 | Intel moved from housing its processors in Socket 7 (used in 66MHz FSB motherboards) and Super Socket 7 (SS7) sockets (used in 100MHz FSB motherboards) to using a slot (like a PCI/AGP slot) which it called Slot 1. |
| Having only one socket, removes the confusion associated with using several types of socket, and means that only one type of motherboard is required to run all of its latest processors. |
| Intel has decided to use a new confusing numbering system for its processors instead of using just the name of the processor and its clock-speed in gigahertz (GHz). |
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TechMount » Archive » Sockets, slots and CPU connectors (1356 words) |
| Intel’s policy in the early 1990s of producing OverDrive CPUs that were actually designed for upgrade purposes required that the interface by which they were connected to the motherboard be standardized. |
| The CPU is connected to the motherboard via some form of CPU interface, either a slot or a socket. |
| Socket-745 - AMD’s socket for the Athlon 64. |
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