Socket A is a CPU socket introduced by AMD in 2000, also known as Socket 462. It measures approximately 2.2 x 2.6 inches and uses a pin grid array (PGA) form factor. It supports AMD processors with data rates of 200-400 MHz and is best known for supporting the Athlon XP/MP family. Socket A was produced until around 2003-2004 when AMD debuted Socket 754 and Socket 939.
Socket A is a central processing unit (CPU) socket that semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices introduced in 2000 for many of its processors. It is also known as Socket 462, named after the number of pin holes in the component. Socket A measures approximately 2.2 inches (5.59 centimeters) long and 2.6 inches (6.55 cm) wide. AMD produced the 462-pin compatible socket until around 2003 or 2004, when they debuted Socket 754 and Socket 939, respectively.
This particular AMD socket, like many other CPU sockets, uses a form factor called a pin grid array (PGA). This means that its 462 pin holes are neatly arranged on a square-shaped structure. Socket A comes in one of two PGA variants. With ceramic grid array (CPGA) pin, the socket is ceramic. The OPGA (organic pin grid array) method requires the structure to be made of organic plastic.
As a CPU socket, Socket A is designed to hold the processor in place on the computer’s motherboard. It also allows the user to insert and remove the processor without damaging it. Many Socket As use zero insertion force (ZIF), which means that no force is needed for CPU insertion and extraction. This is made possible by a lever in the socket, which reduces the length of socket A to 2.06 inches (5.24 cm).
Socket A is best known for providing support for AMD’s then-premier Athlon CPU family, especially members of the third generation XP/MP division, which began appearing in 2001. AMD, however, has used also the socket for its now-discontinued, budget-oriented Duron line that debuted in 2000, and the Sempron line that followed in 2004. Additionally, the Socket A can also be found with the Geode NX, which is a system-on-a-chip CPU oriented towards the embedded computing technology market.
Operating at a voltage range of 1 to 2.05 volts, Socket A supports AMD processors that have data rates of 200, 266, 333, or 400 megahertz (MHz). This unit of measure translates to 200, 266, 333, and 400 million transfers per second (MT/s), respectively. The CPU die surface, when placed within the socket, must adhere to a set of AMD maximum load limits which include a dynamic force of 445 newtons (100 lbs of force) and a static force of 133 newtons (30 lbs of force). of strength). At the edge of the die, the dynamic and static force must be 44 newtons (10 lb-f).
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