Socket AM2

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CPU socket microprocessor socket

Socket AM2 is a CPU socket introduced by AMD in 2006 for its desktop processors, supporting DDR2 memory and replacing the earlier Socket 939 and Socket 754 platforms.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Socket AM2+ 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf CPU socket ⓘ
microprocessor socket ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AM2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
architectureSupport x86 NERFINISHED ⓘ
x86-64 ⓘ
chipsetCompatibility AMD 690 series chipsets NERFINISHED ⓘ
NVIDIA nForce 500 series chipsets NERFINISHED ⓘ
VIA K8T890-based chipsets ⓘ
codenameContext used with AMD K8 microarchitecture ⓘ
compatibilityNote not backward compatible with Socket 754 CPUs ⓘ
not backward compatible with Socket 939 CPUs ⓘ
contactType land grid on CPU, pin grid on socket ⓘ
coolerMounting uses retention bracket similar to Socket 939 ⓘ
hyperTransportVersion HyperTransport 1.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ
introduced 2006 ⓘ
manufacturer AMD NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketSegment consumer desktop ⓘ
entry-level workstation ⓘ
mechanicalCompatibility similar to Socket 939 but not pin-compatible ⓘ
memoryControllerLocation on-die ⓘ
memoryGeneration second-generation DDR (DDR2) ⓘ
mountingType ZIF ⓘ
notableFeature transition platform from DDR to DDR2 for AMD desktops ⓘ
pinCount 940 ⓘ
pinLayout PGA ⓘ
platformType desktop ⓘ
powerDelivery designed for 65 nm and 90 nm AMD CPUs ⓘ
primaryRegionOfUse global PC market ⓘ
replaced Socket 754 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Socket 939 NERFINISHED ⓘ
status discontinued ⓘ
successor Socket AM2+ NERFINISHED ⓘ
Socket AM3 NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedBusInterface HyperTransport NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportedInstructionSetExtensions AMD64 ⓘ
NX bit ⓘ
SSE2 ⓘ
SSE3 ⓘ
supportedMemoryChannels dual-channel ⓘ
supportedMemoryType DDR2 SDRAM ⓘ
supportedMemoryVoltage 1.8 V DDR2 ⓘ
supportedProcessorFamily Athlon 64 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Athlon 64 FX NERFINISHED ⓘ
Athlon 64 X2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Opteron (single-socket desktop variants) ⓘ
Phenom (some early models via AM2+ compatibility) ⓘ
Sempron NERFINISHED ⓘ
thermalDesignTarget desktop CPUs ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AMD Athlon 64 processors → socket → Socket AM2 ⓘ
subject surface form: AMD Athlon 64
AMD Sempron → socket → Socket AM2 ⓘ
Sempron → socket → Socket AM2 ⓘ
Sempron → socket → Socket AM2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Socket AM2+
AMD Opteron → socketCompatibility → Socket AM2 ⓘ
AMD Opteron → socketCompatibility → Socket AM2 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Socket AM2+