Socket AM2
| Socket AM2 | |
|---|---|
| Specifications | |
| Type: | PGA-ZIF |
| Contacts: | 940 |
| FSB : | 200 MHz System clock 800 MHz / 1GHz HyperTransport |
| Voltage range : | ? |
| Processors: | ? |
| This article is part of the CPU socket series | |
The Socket AM2, previously known as Socket M2, is a CPU socket designed for AMD desktop processors, including the performance, mainstream and value segments. It is scheduled to be released on the 6th of June 2006, as a replacement for the Socket 939. It will feature 940 pins and includes DDR2 RAM support in dual channels up to DDR2 800. DDR2 can run at higher clock frequencies than DDR memory, which the previous Socket 939 platform ran on, though little performance improvements are noticeable between DDR and DDR2 because of increased latencies. Despite the fact that the older S940 socket included 940 pins, as AM2 will, it will not be backwards compatible with present S940 processors (e.g., the Opteron Sledgehammer CPUs).
The first processors to support the socket AM2 will be new Opteron 100 series processors. The socket is also designed for the following CPU cores: Windsor (AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ - 5000+, AMD Athlon 64 FX-62), Orleans (AMD Athlon 64 3500+ - 4000+) and Manila (AMD Sempron 3000+ - 3600+) - all using 90 nm technology.
Socket AM2 is a part of AMD's next generation of CPU sockets, along with Socket F (servers) and Socket S1 (mobile).