CPU Technologies (intel/amd)

Question 1

Intel LGA 775

Answer 1

-775 pin LGA package

• Debut in 2004
  
  • Seen in later-version Pentium 4, Intel Core 2 Duo, Xeon, & Celeron

-Sometimes called “Socket T”
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Question 2

Intel LGA 1366

Answer 2

-1366 pins, LGA package

• Debut in 2008
  
  • Used by Intel Core i7
• Replaced by LGA 775
• Sometimes called “Socket B”

Question 3

Intel LGA 1156

Answer 3

• 1156 pins, LGA package
• Integrates the Northbridge onto the chip
• Debut in 2009
• Replaces LGA 775
• Sometimes called “Socket H or H1”

Question 4

Intel LGA 1155

Answer 4

-1155 pins, LGA package

• Debut in 2011
  
  • Support intel sandy bridge & Ivy bridge microprocessors
• Replacement for LGA 1156
  
  • Not compatible with LGA 1156

-Also called the “Socket H2”

Question 5

Intel LGA 1150

Answer 5

-1150 pins, LGA package

• Released in 2013
  
  • Used by Haswell & Broadwell microarchitechture
• Replaced LGA 1155
• Also Called “Socket H3”

Question 6

Intel LGA 2011

Answer 6

-2011 pins, LGA package

• Released on Nov. 2011
  
  • High-end desktop & server
  • Sandy Bridge E/EP & Ivy Bridge E/EP
  • Enthusiast & Xeon class

-Also called “Socket R”

Question 7

AMD Socket

AM3

Answer 7

• 941 pins on Socket, PGA - ZIF package
• Released in 2009
• Replaces the AM2 / AM2+
• AM3 processor could be used in socket AM2 / AM2+ with a BIOS update

Question 8

AMD Socket

AM3+

Answer 8

• 942 pins on socket, PGA - ZIF package
• One more pin than AM3
• Released in 2011
• Use an AM3 processor in AM3+ motherboard
• Using AM3+ in AM3 board not support

Question 9

AMD Socket

FM1

Answer 9

-905 pins, PGA - ZIF package

• Released in 2011
  
  • AMD 10h” architecture
• AMD A-Series processors
  
  • Faster speeds
  • DDR3 Support
  • Intergrated PCIe 2.0 controller

Question 10

AMD Socket

FM2

Answer 10

-904 pins, PGA - ZIF package

• Released in September 2012
  
  • Piledriver CPU Architecture
• Similar to FM1 (one pin less)
  
  • Not compatible

Question 11

AMD Socket

FM2+

Answer 11

• 906 pins Micro PGA (uPGA) - ZIF packages
  
  • Also called “Socket FM2b”
• FM2+ CPU not compatible with FM2 boards
  
  • Different pin configuration
• Released in January 2014
• Steamroller CPU architecture