Socket 754 - Citizendia

Specifications
Socket 754

Type	PGA-ZIF
Chip form factors	OPGA
Contacts	754
Bus Protocol
FSB	200 MHz System clock 800 MHz HyperTransport
Voltage range	0. A pin grid array, often abbreviated PGA, refers to the arrangement of pins on the integrated circuit packaging The Organic Pin Grid Array ( OPGA) is a type of connection for Integrated circuits and especially CPUs, where the Silicon 8 - 1. 55 V
Processors	AMD Athlon 64 (2800+ - 3700+) AMD Sempron (2500+ - ) AMD Turion 64 (ML and MT)
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Socket 754 is a CPU socket originally developed by AMD to succeed its Athlon XP platform (Socket 462, also referred to as Socket A). The Athlon 64 is an eighth-generation AMD64 architecture Microprocessor produced by AMD, released on Sempron has been the marketing name used by AMD for several different entry level desktop CPUs using several different technologies and CPU socket Turion 64 is the Brand name AMD applies to its 64- Bit low-consumption ( mobile) processors A CPU socket or CPU slot is a connector on a computer's Motherboard that accepts a CPU and forms an electrical interface with it A CPU socket or CPU slot is a connector on a computer's Motherboard that accepts a CPU and forms an electrical interface with it Athlon is the brand name applied to a series of different X86 processors designed and manufactured by AMD. Socket A (also known as Socket 462) is the CPU socket used for AMD processors ranging from the Athlon Thunderbird to the Socket 754 was the first socket developed by AMD to support their new consumer version of the 64 bit microprocessor family known as AMD64. x86-64 is a Superset of the x86 instruction set architecture.

Comparison to other sockets

Socket 754 was the original socket for AMD's Athlon 64 desktop processors. The Athlon 64 is an eighth-generation AMD64 architecture Microprocessor produced by AMD, released on Due to the recent introduction of newer socket layouts i. e. Socket 939 and AM2, Socket 754 has become the more "budget-minded" socket for use with AMD Athlon 64 or Sempron processors. Socket 939 is a CPU socket released by AMD in June 2004 to supersede the previous Socket 754 for Athlon 64 processors 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 The Athlon 64 is an eighth-generation AMD64 architecture Microprocessor produced by AMD, released on Sempron has been the marketing name used by AMD for several different entry level desktop CPUs using several different technologies and CPU socket In comparison, it differs from Socket 939 in several areas:

support for a single channel memory controller (64-bits wide) with maximum of 3 DIMMs (no dual channel support)
lower HyperTransport speed (800 MHz Bi-Directional, 16 bit data path, up and downstream)
lower effective data bandwidth (9. Socket 939 is a CPU socket released by AMD in June 2004 to supersede the previous Socket 754 for Athlon 64 processors The memory controller is a chip on a computer's Motherboard or CPU die which manages the flow of data going to and from the memory. A DIMM, or dual in-line memory module, comprises a series of Dynamic random access memory Integrated circuits These modules are mounted on a Printed 6 GB/s)
lower motherboard manufacturing costs

Although AMD has promoted Socket 754 as a budget platform on the desktop and encouraged mid and high end users to use Socket 939 (and recently Socket AM2) instead, Socket 754 remained for some time as AMD's high end solution for mobile applications i. e. no Socket 939 Athlon 64 CPUs have ever been marketed as a mobile processor, aside from at least the HP zv6000 series. Recently however, Socket S1 has been released and is slated to supersede Socket 754 in the mobile market through its support for dual core CPUs and DDR2 RAM.

Availability

The first processors using Socket 754 came on the market in Fall of 2003. Socket 754 is due to be gradually phased out in favor of Socket AM2 in desktops, which was released on May 23, 2006, and Socket S1 in laptops

Comparison to other sockets

Availability

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