Socket 462 / A
Specifications
Type	PGA-ZIF
Chip form factors	Ceramic Pin Grid Array (CPGA) Organic Pin Grid Array (OPGA)
Contacts	462
Bus Protocol	EV6
FSB	100 MHz, 133 MHz, 166 MHz and 200 MHz equivalent to FSB200, FSB266, FSB333 and FSB400 (Double data rate Bus)
Voltage range	1.1 - 2.05 V
Processors	AMD Athlon (650 MHz - 1400 MHz) AMD Athlon XP (1500+ - 3200+) AMD Duron (600 MHz - 1800 MHz) AMD Sempron (2000+ - 3000+) AMD Athlon MP (1000 MHz - 3000+)
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Socket A (also known as Socket 462) is the CPU socket used for AMD flagship processors ranging from the Athlon K7 to the Athlon XP 3200+, and AMD budget processors including the Duron and Sempron. The socket is a zero insertion force pin grid array type with 462 pins. The front side bus frequencies for the AMD Athlon XP and Sempron are 266 MHz, 333 MHz, and 400 MHz. Download high resolution version (745x648, 108 KB)Socket 462, otherwise known as Socket A. Created by Stewart Adcock, 11th October 2004. ... A ZIF socket ZIF is an acronym for zero insertion force. ... In computing, a computer bus operating with double data rate transfers data on both the rising and falling edges of the clock signal, effectively nearly doubling the data transmission rate without having to deal with the additional problems of timing skew that increasing the number of data lines would introduce. ... Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of different x86 processors designed and manufactured by AMD. The original Athlon, or Athlon Classic, was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and, in a first, retained the initial performance lead it had over Intels competing processors for a significant... Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of different x86 processors designed and manufactured by AMD. The original Athlon, or Athlon Classic was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and, in a first, retained the initial performance lead it had over Intels competing processors for a significant... Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... The AMD Duron is an x86-compatible computer processor manufactured by AMD. It was released in the summer of 2000 as a low-cost alternative to AMDs own Athlon processor and the Pentium III and Celeron processor lines from rival Intel. ... Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... Sempron 3000+ Sempron is AMDs newest low-end CPU, replacing the Duron processor and competing against Intels Celeron D processor. ... Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... i have no idea what they are This article is a stub. ... Socket 370 processor socket The CPU socket or slot is the connector that interfaces between a computers motherboard and the processor itself. ... Socket 370 processor socket The CPU socket or slot is the connector that interfaces between a computers motherboard and the processor itself. ... Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ... Intel 80486DX2 microprocessor in a ceramic PGA package A central processing unit (CPU), or sometimes simply processor, is the component in a digital computer that interprets and executes instructions and data contained in software. ... Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of different x86 processors designed and manufactured by AMD. The original Athlon, or Athlon Classic, was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and, in a first, retained the initial performance lead it had over Intels competing processors for a significant... Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of different x86 processors designed and manufactured by AMD. The original Athlon, or Athlon Classic, was the first seventh-generation x86 processor and, in a first, retained the initial performance lead it had over Intels competing processors for a significant... The AMD Duron is an x86-compatible computer processor manufactured by AMD. It was released in the summer of 2000 as a low-cost alternative to AMDs own Athlon processor and the Pentium III and Celeron processor lines from rival Intel. ... Sempron 3000+ Sempron is AMDs newest low-end CPU, replacing the Duron processor and competing against Intels Celeron D processor. ... A ZIF socket ZIF is an acronym for zero insertion force. ... Package Diagram for 168-Pin PGA Embedded IntelDX2™ Processor The pin grid array or PGA is a type of packaging used for integrated circuits, particularly microprocessors. ...

Context

AMD's sockets, in chronological order:

• Socket A
• Socket 940
• Socket 754
• Socket 939

Socket 940 is a 940-pin socket for 64-bit AMD server processors. ... Socket 754 is a CPU socket originally developed by AMD to succeed its powerful Athlon XP platform (Socket 462, also referred to as Socket A). ... Socket 939 was introduced by AMD as an answer to Intels new platform for desktop products, Socket LGA775. ...

Technical Specs

• Support of processor clock-speeds between 600 MHz (Duron) to 2333 MHz (Athlon XP 3200+)
• double data rate 100, 133, 166 and 200 MHz front side bus on Duron through to Athlon XP processors, based on the DEC Alpha EV6 bus.
• The platform upon which the first 1.0 GHz x86 processor operated.