Socket AM2
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| Socket AM2 | ||
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| Type | PGA-ZIF | |
| Chip form factors | Ceramic Pin Grid Array (CPGA) Organic Pin Grid Array (OPGA) |
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| Contacts | 940 | |
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| FSB | 200 MHz System clock 1 GHz HyperTransport |
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| Processors | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron |
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The Socket AM2, renamed from Socket M2 (to prevent using the same name as Cyrix MII processors), is a CPU socket designed by AMD for desktop processors, including the performance, mainstream and value segments. It was released on May 23, 2006, as a replacement for Socket 939 & Socket 754. Although it has 940 pins, it is incompatible with Socket 940, as the older Socket 940 does not support dual channel DDR2 RAM. DDR2 can transfer more data per clock cycle while drawing less power than DDR memory, which the previous Socket 939 supported. AnandTech reported that Socket AM2 system performance was 0-7% faster than Socket 939 equivalents, with most applications about 2% faster [1][2], despite having over 30% greater memory bandwidth due to DDR2 support. While future samples and the final product may prove to be faster, significant gains are not expected until later revisions take advantage of the surplus bandwidth.
The first processor cores to support socket AM2 are the single-core Orleans (Athlon 64) and Manila (Sempron), and the dual-core Windsor (Athlon 64 X2 and Athlon 64 FX). All processors on Socket AM2 were developed with 90 nm technology and include SSE3.
Socket AM2 is a part of AMD's next generation of CPU sockets, along with Socket F for servers and Socket S1 for mobile computing.
AMD has announced that Socket AM3 processors will be able to run on Socket AM2 motherboards, but not vice-versa (ie: a Socket AM2 chip cannot run on a Socket AM3 motherboard). This is because AM3 processors will have a new memory controller supporting both DDR2 and DDR3 RAM on them, allowing backwards compatibility with AM2 motherboards, but since AM2 processors lack the new memory controller, they will not work on AM3 motherboards.
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- AMD FAQ Athlon64 socket AM2
- AMD's Socket AM2 – The Next K8 (Short-Media)
- AM2 launch article (AnandTech)
- AMD Reinvents itself (Tom's Hardware Guide)
| Server sockets: | Socket 940 | Socket F |
| Desktop sockets: | Super Socket 7 | Slot A | Socket A | Socket 754 | Socket 939 | Socket 940 | Socket AM2 | Socket F | Socket AM3 |
| Mobile sockets: | Socket 563 | Socket S1 |
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