Motherboard Socket Directory
Searchable historical index covering Socket 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Super Socket 7, Slot 1, Slot 2, Socket 370, 423,…
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Socket 7 and Super Socket 7
A historically flexible platform spanning late Pentium-class and competing processors.
Slot 1 and Slot 2
Cartridge-style Pentium II/III and workstation/server platforms from the late 1990s.
Socket 370 and Socket A
Popular turn-of-the-century platforms for Pentium III/Celeron and Athlon/Duron systems.
LGA 775
Long-lived Pentium 4, Pentium D and Core 2 platform across many chipsets.
AM2 through AM3+
Connected Athlon 64, Phenom and FX eras with DDR2 then DDR3 memory.
LGA 115x Family
Closely named but electrically distinct mainstream sockets including 1156, 1155, 1150 and 1151.
LGA 2011 and 2011-v3
High-end desktop and server platform with multi-channel memory and extensive PCIe connectivity.
AM4
Long-lived Ryzen platform spanning multiple CPU generations and 300- through 500-series chipsets.
LGA 1200 and 1700
Mainstream Intel platforms spanning several Core generations and both DDR4 and DDR5 board designs.