Socket 8

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Socket 8 is an Intel CPU socket introduced in the mid-1990s to support Pentium Pro processors in high-performance desktop and server systems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf CPU socket
microprocessor socket
compatibleChipset Intel 440FX NERFINISHED
Intel 450GX NERFINISHED
Intel 450KX NERFINISHED
Intel 450NX NERFINISHED
designedBy Intel NERFINISHED
feature high pin density for its time
large physical socket size
support for multiprocessor configurations
formFactor PGA-387
introducedInDecade 1990s
introducedInYear 1995
marketPosition high-end
mountType PGA
Zero Insertion Force socket
notCompatibleWith Socket 5 processors
Socket 7 processors
pinCount 387
predecessor Socket 5
primaryUse high-performance desktop systems
server systems
workstation systems
replacedBy Slot 1-based Pentium II
status obsolete
successor Slot 1
Socket 370 (indirectly via later generations) NERFINISHED
supportedProcessorFamily Pentium II OverDrive NERFINISHED
Pentium II Xeon (early engineering samples via adapters)
Pentium Pro NERFINISHED
supportsArchitecture x86
supportsBitWidth 32-bit
supportsBusType Intel GTL+ front-side bus
supportsL2CacheConfiguration off-die L2 cache on processor module
supportsVoltageType single-voltage Pentium Pro processors
targetMarket enterprise servers
high-end desktops
technical workstations
typicalFSBFrequency 60 MHz
66 MHz
usedInSystemType SMP workstations
dual-processor servers
usedWith Pentium II OverDrive upgrade processors
usedWithBrand Compaq ProLiant servers NERFINISHED
Dell PowerEdge servers
HP NetServer systems NERFINISHED
Intel Pentium Pro NERFINISHED

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Intel Pentium Pro socket Socket 8