Socket 7

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Socket 7 is a CPU socket standard from the mid-1990s that supported a range of Intel and compatible processors, notable for enabling broad cross-vendor motherboard compatibility.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Socket 7 canonical 4
Super Socket 7 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf CPU socket
hardware standard
microprocessor socket
compatibleWith AMD K5
AMD K6
AMD K6-2
AMD K6-III
linked to: AMD K6

Cyrix 6x86
Cyrix 6x86MX
linked to: Cyrix 6x86

IDT WinChip
linked to: IDT

Intel Pentium
Intel Pentium MMX
Rise mP6
designedFor x86 microprocessors
introducedAroundYear 1995
introducedInDecade 1990s
keyFeature cross-vendor compatibility
support for multiple CPU manufacturers
voltage regulation on motherboard
mountType ZIF socket
notableFor enabling broad cross-vendor motherboard compatibility
pinCount 321-pin
platformFor AMD-compatible CPUs
Cyrix-compatible CPUs
IDT-compatible CPUs
Intel-compatible CPUs
Rise-compatible CPUs
predecessorOf Slot 1
Super Socket 7
linked to: Socket 7
replacedBy Slot-based architectures
Socket 370
Socket A
successorOf Socket 5
supportsBusSpeedRangeMHz 50–75
supportsBusType front-side bus
supportsDualVoltageCPUs true
supportsL1Cache on CPU
supportsL2Cache external to CPU
on motherboard
supportsMultiprocessorConfigurations limited
supportsSplitVoltage true
supportsVoltageRegulation true
typicalBusSpeedMHz 66
usedIn consumer PCs
desktop computers
entry-level servers
usedWithChipsetsFrom ALi
Intel
linked to: Intel Corporation

SiS
VIA
linked to: VIA Technologies

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Socket 5 succeededBy Socket 7
P54C package Socket 7
Socket 7 predecessorOf Super Socket 7
linked to: Socket 7
AMD K6-2 socket Super Socket 7
linked to: Socket 7
Intel Pentium 133 socket Socket 7