Socket P

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Socket P
Specifications
Type PGA
Chip form factors Flip-chip pin grid array
Contacts  ?
Bus Protocol
FSB 400MT/s, 533 MT/s, 667 MT/s, 800MT/s
Voltage range
Processors Intel Core 2 Duo

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The Intel Socket P is the next mobile processor socket replacement for the new Intel Core 2 chips. It will have an 800 MT/s FSB, that is switchable on the fly to 400MT/s to save power. It is expected to launch sometime in March or April 2007, as part of the Santa Rosa platform.

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[edit] Processors

Two processors are rumored to use this socket, Core 2 Duo X7800 and Core 2 Duo X7900 which have frequencies of 2.6 and 2.8 GHz, respectively.

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