Socket TR4, also known as ''Socket SP3r2'', is a

zero insertion force Zero insertion force (ZIF) is a type of IC socket or electrical connector that requires very little (but not literally zero) force for insertion. With a ZIF socket, before the IC is inserted, a lever or slider on the side of the socket is move ...

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-based Ryzen Threadripper desktop processors, launched on August 10, 2017 for the high-end desktop and workstation platforms. It was succeeded by

Socket sTRX4 Socket sTRX4, also known as Socket SP3r3, is a land grid array (LGA) CPU socket designed by AMD supporting its Zen 2-based Castle Peak Ryzen Threadripper desktop processors, launched on November 25, 2019 for the high-end desktop and workstat ...

for the third generation of Ryzen Threadripper processors. Socket TR4 is AMD's second LGA socket for a consumer product after the short lived

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. It is physically identical to, but electrically incompatible with both AMD's server

Socket SP3 Socket SP3 is a zero insertion force land grid array CPU socket designed by AMD supporting its Zen-, Zen 2- and Zen 3-based Epyc server processors, launched on June 20, 2017. Because the socket is the same size as Socket TR4, and Socket sTRX4 ...

, and Socket TR4's successor socket,

. While Socket SP3 does not require a chipset, instead utilising a

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design, Socket TR4 and its successor require a chipset to provide improved functionality. For Socket TR4, the AMD X399 chipset was developed, which supports a total of 64 PCIe 4.0 lanes for quad SLI/

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configurations. The socket is made by both

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and Lotes.

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