What is Socket 370?

Socket 370 is the type of central processing unit (CPU), which the manufacturer of Semiconductor Intel Corporation used for Pentium III and Celeron microprocessors or personal computer (PC). The "370" number means the total amount of holes that the socket has to suit the processor pins. The Socket 370 is also referred to as the PGA370, with the "PGA" abbreviation for "PIN Grid Array". It is a form of an integrated circuit, which consists of a square structure with a neatly aligned rows of pins. Like other CPU sockets, the 370 socket provides support and connection of the microprocessor when it is located on the motherboard, facilitating their removal or replacement without causing damage to any of the participating parts.

Initially, the 370 socket was made for Intel Celeron single -core chips that debuted in Intel in 1998 as low level processors. Specifically, it was compatible with Mendocino-codenamed CPU CPU, which Intel designed for Applice on a PC laptop.The socket design used for these chips, called mobile celery or mobile processors, for their use, was PPGA or "plastic pipe grids". The chips themselves have a data transfer speed of 66 megahertz (MHz), a processing range of 266 to 466 MHz and a range of voltage cores of 1.5 to 1.9 volts (V).

with the advent of Pentium III, the third iteration of its then Intel brand, the company decided to revise the Socket 370 according to its specifications. This was done by playing with electric components, making Celeron Mendocino incompatible with this version. In particular, the Pentium III CPU, which received a 370 socket, is coded by Coppermin. These computer chips have a speed range of 500 to 1,133 MHz, data transfer speeds of 100 MHz and 133 MHz and 1.6 V to 1.75 V voltage range.

Intel produced and the last main revision of the debut of the CPU Pentium III in April 2001, which isFor significantly smaller than Coppermine Pentium III processors. The company again changed electrical components. This subsequently led to accommodation of the Tuatin processor range, data transfer speed and core voltage 1 to 1.4 Gigahertz, 100 MHz and 133 MHz and 1.45 V and 1.5 V.

The second and third versions of the 370 socket are the Flip-Chip PIN, called FC-PGA and FC-PGA2. Users can get a PPGA-FC-PGA adapter to use the original CPPEMINE CPU. Similarly, Tualatin Pentium III chips need an adapter to work on drawers with the first FC-PGA design. In addition to targeted accommodation for tulatin chips, FC-PGA2 is actually compatible with celery chips.