The Socket 8
CPU socket
In computer hardware, a CPU socket or CPU slot contains one or more mechanical components providing mechanical and electrical connections between a microprocessor and a printed circuit board (PCB). This allows for placing and replacing the cent ...
was used exclusively with the
Intel
Intel Corporation is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara, California. It is the world's largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, and is one of the devel ...
Pentium Pro
The Pentium Pro is a sixth-generation x86 microprocessor developed and manufactured by Intel and introduced on November 1, 1995. It introduced the P6 microarchitecture (sometimes termed i686) and was originally intended to replace the original ...
and
Pentium II Overdrive computer processors
A central processing unit (CPU), also called a central processor, main processor or just processor, is the electronic circuitry that executes instructions comprising a computer program. The CPU performs basic arithmetic, logic, controlling, an ...
. Intel discontinued Socket 8 in favor of
Slot 1 with the introduction of the
Pentium II and
Slot 2 with the release of the
Pentium II Xeon in 1999.
Technical specifications
Socket 8 is a unique rectangular CPGA socket with 387 pins. It supports FSB speeds ranging from 60 to 66 MHz, a voltage from 3.1 or 3.3V, and support for the Pentium Pro and the
Pentium II OverDrive CPUs. Socket 8 also has a unique pin arrangement pattern. One part of the socket has pins in a
PGA grid, while the other part uses a
SPGA grid.
Intel did not return to rectangular sockets until the launch of
LGA 1700
LGA 1700 (Socket V) is a zero insertion force flip-chip land grid array (LGA) socket, compatible with Intel desktop processors Alder Lake and Raptor Lake, which was first released in November 2021.
LGA 1700 is designed as a replacement for LGA ...
in late 2021.
Intel Pentium II Overdrive Engineering Sample.jpg, An engineering sample of the Pentium II Overdrive CPU showing the bottom of the unit.
KL Socket8 Slot1 Adapter.jpg, Socket 8 to Slot 1 adapter
See also
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List of Intel microprocessors
This generational list of Intel processors attempts to present all of Intel's processors from the pioneering 4-bit 4004 (1971) to the present high-end offerings. Concise technical data is given for each product.
Latest
13th generation Co ...
References
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