What is the AM3 socket?

Socket AM3 is a hardware standard for installing central processing units (CPUs) on desktop computers. More precisely, this is the type of CPU interface that can accommodate certain models of AMD processors. In February 2009, AMD was introduced by the AM3 941-Hole AM3 socket to use memory types and allow CPUs with higher power.

Since 2011, the Socket AM3 has been the most up -to -date CPU drawer for AMD processors for AMD and AM2 and AM2+. The newer processor interface is designed to support a double data speed of three types of three synchronous dynamic memory with random access (DDR3 SDRAM), a memory standard that has at least twice the width of the previous types of data to move and storage, resulting in the potential for faster system. The AM3 socket also allows AMD to further increase the CPU bus speed - the speed that the processor can internally manage data - compared to older sockets.

Although the Socket AM3 represents a newer design than the AM2 and AM2+socket, the PIN configuration betweenThe CPU for various drawers is almost identical - 938 pins compared to 940 on older chips. CPU designed for AM2 or AM2+ socket cannot be used on the AM3 base plate, but it is possible to use a CPU based on AM3 on AM2 or AM2+ socket. This application is supplied with two notifications: First, it is assumed that the computer's motherboard will flash with the latest updates to ensure that the newer AM3 processor is supported. Second, performance with the AM3 processor will be reduced to older chipsets. The motherboard based on AM2 or AM2+will cause the CPU AM3 bus to be limited to the highest speed that the older board will support.

Similar layout of the newer AM2 and Socket AM2+ socket brings two more benefits. First, as well as previous proposals, the AM3 socket uses a zero insertive of the Force (ZIF) protocol, which means that the chip will simply drop to the place as soon as it is placed correctly on the motherboard, which reduces the chance of the CPU to be after installation after installation after installation after installationŠkozen. Secondly, the socket design is so similar that CPU coolers designed for older chipsets can be used on the AM3 motherboards and vice versa.

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AM3 socket platform supports two lines of AMD processors. AMD Athlon ™ II has speeds of 1.6 Gigahertz (GHz) and 3.4 GHz, from two to four core on the processor. Higher powerful AMD II ™ II processors are also based on AM3 and contain two up to six cores with a speed ranging from 2.5 GHz to 3.7 GHz. All of these processors are only designed for the desktop and are produced on a 45-channel process.

Since June 2011, AMD had planned the introduction of slightly modified AM3+sockets. The purpose of this new processor layout is to support the transition to the "bulldozer" named "bulldozer" named for higher performance. The AM3+ WPPORA OULD socket was expected to exist AM3 CPU.