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CPU socket
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provides mechanical and electrical connections between a microprocessor and a printed circuit board
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- motherboard
- Image
- Socket 1151 closed 01.jpg
- Connects with
- CPU cooler
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- CPU sockets
- topic's main category
- Category:CPU sockets
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- Template:Infobox CPU socket
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Encyclopedic overview
Socket AM5, a land grid array socket Socket AM2+, a pin grid array 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 central processing unit (CPU) without soldering.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “CPU socket” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.