Socket
A socket may refer to any of the following:
1. With a processor, a CPU socket or processor socket is a connection that allows a computer processor to connect to a motherboard. For example, Socket 370 is an example of such a socket. The picture shows an example of what a socket may look like on a motherboard. Although some computers use slot processor, most computers today and in the past have used socket processors.
Computer processor sockets
Below is a short list of sockets and their description we currently have listed on our page.
- Socket 1
- Socket 2
- Socket 3
- Socket 4
- Socket 5
- Socket 6
- Socket 7
- Socket 8
- Socket 370
- Socket 423
- Socket 462
- Socket 478
- Socket 603
- Socket 604
- Socket 939
- Socket A
- Socket AM2
- Socket F
Why would I need to know the socket on my motherboard?
The processor socket helps determine what computer processors your computer motherboard can accept. For example, a Socket 1 processor is incompatible with a Socket 370 because of the pin layout and technology differences in each socket.
2. With an operating system, a socket is a communication between processes or a client and server. One of the most widely used socket API (application programming interface) or library is the Berkeley Unix C library.
3. With networking, see our network socket definition for further information on this term.
CPU terms, LIF socket, Motherboard terms, Power socket, Programming terms, Slotket, SOCKS, ZIF socket