Socket sTRX4, also known as Socket SP3r3,
is a
land grid array
The land grid array (LGA) is a type of surface-mount packaging for integrated circuits (ICs) that is notable for having the pins on the socket (when a socket is used) rather than the integrated circuit. An LGA can be electrically connected to a ...
(LGA)
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 ...
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 workstation platforms
Socket sTRX4 is the direct successor to
Socket TR4 used in the first- and second-generation Ryzen Threadripper products. It is physically identical to, but electrically incompatible with, both TR4 and AMD's server
Socket SP3.
[
While Socket SP3 doesn't require a chipset, instead utilizing a ]system-on-a-chip
A system on a chip or system-on-chip (SoC ; pl. ''SoCs'' ) is an integrated circuit that integrates most or all components of a computer or other electronic system. These components almost always include a central processing unit (CPU), memor ...
design, Socket sTRX4 and its predecessor require a chipset to provide improved connectivity and functionality. For Socket sTRX4, the TRX40 chipset was developed, which provides a total of 88 PCIe 4.0 lanes,
See also
* Ryzen
* Zen 2
* Socket AM4
* Socket TR4
* Socket SP3
References
{{AMD CPU sockets
AMD sockets