Socket AM2

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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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Socket AM2 canonical 7
Socket AM2+ 4
Socket AM2 processors 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf CPU socket ⓘ
microprocessor socket ⓘ
alsoKnownAs AM2 ⓘ
architectureSupport x86 ⓘ
x86-64 ⓘ
chipsetCompatibility AMD 690 series chipsets ⓘ
NVIDIA nForce 500 series chipsets ⓘ
linked to: NVIDIA nForce

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 ⓘ
introduced 2006 ⓘ
manufacturer AMD ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Socket 939 ⓘ
status discontinued ⓘ
successor Socket AM2+ ⓘ
linked to: Socket AM2

Socket AM3 ⓘ
supportedBusInterface HyperTransport ⓘ
supportedInstructionSetExtensions AMD64 ⓘ
NX bit ⓘ
SSE2 ⓘ
SSE3 ⓘ
supportedMemoryChannels dual-channel ⓘ
supportedMemoryType DDR2 SDRAM ⓘ
supportedMemoryVoltage 1.8 V DDR2 ⓘ
supportedProcessorFamily Athlon 64 ⓘ
Athlon 64 FX ⓘ
Athlon 64 X2 ⓘ
Opteron (single-socket desktop variants) ⓘ
Phenom (some early models via AM2+ compatibility) ⓘ
Sempron ⓘ
thermalDesignTarget desktop CPUs ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

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

AMD Sempron → socket → Socket AM2 ⓘ
Sempron → socket → Socket AM2 ⓘ
Sempron → socket → Socket AM2+ ⓘ
linked to: Socket AM2
AMD Opteron → socketCompatibility → Socket AM2 ⓘ
AMD Opteron → socketCompatibility → Socket AM2+ ⓘ
linked to: Socket AM2
AMD Athlon 64 → socket → Socket AM2 ⓘ
subject linked to: AMD Athlon 64 processors
Socket 754 → successor → Socket AM2 ⓘ
Socket 939 → successor → Socket AM2 ⓘ
Socket 939 → notCompatibleWith → Socket AM2 processors ⓘ
linked to: Socket AM2
Socket AM2 → successor → Socket AM2+ ⓘ
linked to: Socket AM2
Sparta → socket → Socket AM2 ⓘ
AMD Athlon II (low-end models) → socketCompatibility → Socket AM2+ ⓘ
linked to: Socket AM2