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lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Socket A" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_A" title="Socket A – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Socket A" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_A" title="Socket A – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Socket A" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_A" title="Socket A – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Socket A" data-language-autonym="Français" 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_A" title="Socket A – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Socket A" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_A" title="Socket A – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="Socket A" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_A" title="Socket A – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Socket A" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li 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class="infobox-label">Voltage range</th><td class="infobox-data">1.0–2.05V</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Processors</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/AMD" title="AMD">AMD</a> <a href="/wiki/Athlon" title="Athlon">Athlon</a> (600–1400 MHz)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Micro Devices">AMD</a> <a href="/wiki/Athlon#Athlon_XP/MP" title="Athlon">Athlon XP</a> (850–2333 MHz)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Micro Devices">AMD</a> <a href="/wiki/Duron" title="Duron">Duron</a> (600–1800 MHz)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Micro Devices">AMD</a> <a href="/wiki/Sempron" title="Sempron">Sempron</a> (1500–2200 MHz)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Micro Devices">AMD</a> <a href="/wiki/Athlon#Athlon_XP/MP" title="Athlon">Athlon MP</a> (1000–2133 MHz)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Micro_Devices" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Micro Devices">AMD</a> <a href="/wiki/Geode_(processor)#Geode_NX" title="Geode (processor)">Geode NX</a> (667–1800 MHz)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Slot_A" title="Slot A">Slot A</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Socket_754" title="Socket 754">Socket 754</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Socket_939" title="Socket 939">Socket 939</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Socket_940" title="Socket 940">Socket 940</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><hr /><i>This article is part of the <a href="/wiki/CPU_socket" title="CPU socket">CPU socket</a> series</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Socket A</b> (also known as <b>Socket 462</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Zero_insertion_force" title="Zero insertion force">zero insertion force</a> <a href="/wiki/Pin_grid_array" title="Pin grid array">pin grid array</a> (PGA) <a href="/wiki/CPU_socket" title="CPU socket">CPU socket</a> used for <a href="/wiki/AMD" title="AMD">AMD</a> <a href="/wiki/Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">processors</a> ranging from the <a href="/wiki/Athlon_Thunderbird#Athlon_Thunderbird_(2000–2001)" class="mw-redirect" title="Athlon Thunderbird">Athlon Thunderbird</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Athlon#Athlon_XP/MP" title="Athlon">Athlon XP/MP</a> 3200+, and AMD budget processors including the <a href="/wiki/Duron" title="Duron">Duron</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sempron" title="Sempron">Sempron</a>. Socket A also supports AMD <a href="/wiki/Geode_(processor)#Geode_NX" title="Geode (processor)">Geode NX</a> embedded processors (derived from the <a href="/wiki/Athlon#Mobile_Athlon_XP" title="Athlon">Mobile Athlon XP</a>). It compliments (and later supersedes) the prior <a href="/wiki/Slot_A" title="Slot A">Slot A</a> CPU interface used in some Athlon Thunderbird processors. The front-side bus frequencies supported for the AMD Athlon XP and Sempron are 133 <a href="/wiki/MHz" class="mw-redirect" title="MHz">MHz</a>, 166 MHz, and 200 MHz. Socket A supports 32-bit CPUs only. </p><p>The socket is a <a href="/wiki/Zero_insertion_force" title="Zero insertion force">zero insertion force</a> <a href="/wiki/Pin_grid_array" title="Pin grid array">pin grid array</a> type with 462 pins, hence the alternative name Socket 462. About nine pins in the socket are blocked to discourage accidental insertion of <a href="/wiki/Socket_370" title="Socket 370">Socket 370</a> CPUs on Socket A motherboards. </p><p>Socket A was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Socket_754" title="Socket 754">Socket 754</a> and <a href="/wiki/Socket_939" title="Socket 939">Socket 939</a> during 2003 and 2004 respectively, except for its use with Geode NX processors. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technical_specifications">Technical specifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Socket_A&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Technical specifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Support of processor clock-speeds between 600 MHz (Duron) to 2333 MHz (Athlon XP 3200+)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_data_rate" title="Double data rate">Double data rate</a> 100, 133, 166 and 200 MHz <a href="/wiki/Front-side_bus" title="Front-side bus">front-side bus</a> on Duron, XP and Sempron processors, based on the <a href="/wiki/Alpha_21264" title="Alpha 21264">Alpha 21264</a> EV6 bus.</li></ul> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Underside_of_an_800_MHz_Athlon_CPU.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Underside_of_an_800_MHz_Athlon_CPU.jpg/220px-Underside_of_an_800_MHz_Athlon_CPU.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Underside_of_an_800_MHz_Athlon_CPU.jpg/330px-Underside_of_an_800_MHz_Athlon_CPU.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Underside_of_an_800_MHz_Athlon_CPU.jpg/440px-Underside_of_an_800_MHz_Athlon_CPU.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2731" data-file-height="2748" /></a><figcaption>Socket 462 of an 800 MHz Athlon CPU</figcaption></figure> <p>Initially launched with 100 MHz FSB support in the earliest chipsets it evolved stepwise to faster 200 MHz FSB while maintaining pin compatibility throughout its lifetime. However, clock, timing, BIOS and voltage differences restrict compatibility between older chipsets and later processors.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Socket dimensions are 5.59 cm (5.24 cm without lever) × 6.55 cm or 2.2" (2.06" without lever) × 2.58", slightly bigger than Socket 370 sockets. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heatsink">Heatsink</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Socket_A&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Heatsink"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Heatsinks were commonly attached directly to the CPU socket, but some motherboards also had 4 holes for fastening bigger heatsinks to the motherboard. Those holes are placed in a rectangle with lateral lengths of 35 mm and 65 mm. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Socket_A_mechanical_load_limits">Socket A mechanical load limits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Socket_A&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Socket A mechanical load limits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cracked_die_corner.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Cracked_die_corner.jpg/220px-Cracked_die_corner.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Cracked_die_corner.jpg/330px-Cracked_die_corner.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Cracked_die_corner.jpg/440px-Cracked_die_corner.jpg 2x" data-file-width="842" data-file-height="595" /></a><figcaption>The corners of the exposed CPU dies were susceptible to damage like shown here when coolers were installed incorrectly or systems were handled roughly.</figcaption></figure> <p>AMD recommends that the mass of a Socket A CPU cooler to not exceed 300 <a href="/wiki/Gram" title="Gram">grams</a> (10.6 <a href="/wiki/Ounce" title="Ounce">ounces</a>). Heavier coolers may result in damage to the <a href="/wiki/Die_(integrated_circuit)" title="Die (integrated circuit)">die</a> when the system is not properly handled. </p><p>All Socket A processors (Athlon, Sempron, Duron and Geode NX) have the following mechanical maximum load limits<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which should not be exceeded during heatsink assembly, shipping conditions, or standard use. They came with a warning that load above those limits may crack the processor die and make it unusable. The limits are included in the table below. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="width:12em;">Location </th> <th>Dynamic </th> <th>Static </th></tr> <tr> <td>Die Surface </td> <td>445 <a href="/wiki/Newton_(unit)" title="Newton (unit)">N</a> (100 <a href="/wiki/Pound-force" class="mw-redirect" title="Pound-force">lb<sub>f</sub></a>) </td> <td>133 <a href="/wiki/Newton_(unit)" title="Newton (unit)">N</a> (30 <a href="/wiki/Pound-force" class="mw-redirect" title="Pound-force">lb<sub>f</sub></a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td>Die Edge </td> <td>44 <a href="/wiki/Newton_(unit)" title="Newton (unit)">N</a> (10 <a href="/wiki/Pound-force" class="mw-redirect" title="Pound-force">lb<sub>f</sub></a>) </td> <td>44 <a href="/wiki/Newton_(unit)" title="Newton (unit)">N</a> (10 <a href="/wiki/Pound-force" class="mw-redirect" title="Pound-force">lb<sub>f</sub></a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>These load limits are quite small compared to the load limits of <a href="/wiki/Socket_370" title="Socket 370">Socket 370</a>, <a href="/wiki/Socket_423" title="Socket 423">Socket 423</a> and <a href="/wiki/Socket_478" title="Socket 478">Socket 478</a> processors. Indeed, they were so small that many users more often than not ended up with cracked processors while trying to remove or attach heatsinks to their fragile processor core. This makes installing non-standard or non-certified heatsink solutions a risky business.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/OEM" class="mw-redirect" title="OEM">OEM</a> aluminium heatsinks typically provided smaller thermal tolerances, so the improper application or absence of a thermal pad or thermal grease or operation in high room temperatures may result in some Socket A CPUs <a href="/wiki/Overheating_(electricity)" title="Overheating (electricity)">overheating</a> and <a href="/wiki/Crash_(computing)" title="Crash (computing)">crashing</a>, permanently damaging them and rendering them unusable. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chipsets">Chipsets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Socket_A&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chipsets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>AMD offered official chipsets for the Slot A/Socket A CPUs. These are included in the table below. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Model </th> <th>Code name </th> <th>Released </th> <th>CPU support </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Front-side_bus" title="Front-side bus">FSB</a>/<a href="/wiki/HyperTransport" title="HyperTransport">HT</a> (MHz) </th> <th>Southbridge </th> <th>Features / Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th>AMD-750 chipset </th> <td>AMD-751 </td> <td>August 1999<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Athlon" title="Athlon">Athlon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Duron" title="Duron">Duron</a> (<a href="/wiki/Slot_A" title="Slot A">Slot A</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Socket A</a>), <a href="/wiki/Alpha_21264" title="Alpha 21264">Alpha 21264</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td>50 (100MT/s) </td> <td>AMD-756, VIA-VT82C686A </td> <td align="left">AGP 2×, SDRAM<br /><i>Irongate</i> chipset family; early steppings had issues with AGP 2×; drivers often limited support to AGP 1×; later fixed with "super bypass" memory access adjustment.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>AMD-760 chipset </th> <td>AMD-761 </td> <td>Nov 2000 </td> <td>Athlon, Athlon XP, Duron (<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Socket A</a>), <a href="/wiki/Alpha_21264" title="Alpha 21264">Alpha 21264</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td> <td>66 (133MT/s) </td> <td>AMD-766, VIA-VT82C686B </td> <td align="left">AGP 4×, DDR SDRAM </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Third-party chipsets include the <a href="/wiki/NForce" title="NForce">nForce</a>, <a href="/wiki/NForce2" title="NForce2">nForce2</a>, and a large number of <a href="/wiki/List_of_VIA_chipsets#Slot_A_and_Socket_A" title="List of VIA chipsets">VIA K-series</a> chipsets. </p><p>In practice, third-party chipsets were heavily favoured by motherboard manufacturers. Stability problems and compatibility quirks from these chipsets abounded from manufacturers not following chipset designers' guidelines. This caused long-lasting damage to AMD's reputation, despite AMD having nothing to do with the poorly-realised hardware.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> A similar incident happened with third-party chipsets for <a href="/wiki/Super_Socket_7" title="Super Socket 7">Super Socket 7</a> CPUs, of which AMD tried to remedy it by putting <a href="/wiki/Quality_assurance" title="Quality assurance">quality assurance</a> measures for the Athlon, which used Slot A/Socket A CPUs. 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