CPU - Central Processing Unit

Motherboard Socket

            Ketika kita ingin mengganti motherboard atau processor pada PC, maka kita perlu mengenali jenis soket nya . Umumnya, kini terdapat dua jenis processor yaitu Intel dan AMD. Di bawah ini adalah gambar yang menunjukkan soket prosessor yang ada di berbagai CPU.

AMD Sockets

AMD Sockets

• Slot A - Supports: AMD Athlon
• Socket A (also known as "Socket 462") - Supports: Athlon, Athlon XP, Athlon XP-M, Duron, Athlon MP, and Sempron processors.
• Socket 754 - Single-processor socket featuring single-channel DDR-SDRAM. Supports Athlon 64, Sempron, Turion 64 processors.
• Socket 939 - Single-processor socket featuring dual-channel DDR-SDRAM. Supports Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX to 1 GHz, Athlon 64 X2, Opteron 100-series processors.
• Socket AM2 - Single-processor socket featuring DDR2-SDRAM. Replaces Socket 754 and Socket 939. Supports Athlon 64 FX, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2 and Opteron processors.
• Socket AM2+ - Socket for single processor systems. Supports Athlon 64, Athlon 64 X2, Opteron, Phenom. Features support for DDR2 and HyperTransport 3 with separated power lanes. Replaces Socket AM2.
• Socket AM3 - Future socket for single processors. Features support for DDR3 and HyperTransport 3. Planned to launch mid 2008. Replaces Socket AM2+ with support for DDR3-SDRAM.
• Socket F (also known as "Socket 1207") - Supports: AMD Quad FX platform.                                 

Intel Sockets

                         

Intel Sockets

                       
                                                     

• Socket 8 - Supports: Pentium Pro
• Slot 1 - Supports: Celeron, Pentium II, Pentium III
• Socket 370 - Supports: Pentium III, Celeron, Cyrix III, VIA C3
• Socket 423 - Supports: Pentium 4 and Celeron processors
• Socket 478 -Supports: Pentium 4, Celeron, Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, Pentium M
• Socket P - Intel-based (replaces Socket 478 ATX motherboard and Socket M). Released May 9th, 2007.
• Socket M - Supports: Intel Core Solo, Intel Core Duo and Intel Core 2 Duo
• Socket T (also known as Socket 775 or LGA 775) -Supports: Pentium 4, Pentium D, Celeron D, Pentium Extreme Edition, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Extreme, Celeron, Xeon 3000 series, Core 2 Quad
• Socket H (LGA 715) - a future replacement for the current Socket T (LGA 775).
• Socket B (LGA 1366) - a new socket for future Intel CPUs incorporating the integrated memory controller and Intel QuickPath Interconnect.