Socket AM3
Socket AM3 is a CPU socket for AMD processors. AM3 was launched on February 9, 2009 as the successor to Socket AM2+, alongside the initial grouping of Phenom II processors designed for it. The sole principal change from AM2+ to AM3 is support for DDR3 SDRAM. The fastest CPU for socket AM3 is the Phenom II X6 1100T.
| Release date | February 2009 |
|---|---|
| Type | PGA-ZIF |
| Chip form factors | PGA |
| Contacts | 941 (Socket) 938 (CPU) |
| FSB protocol | HyperTransport 3.x |
| FSB frequency | 200 MHz System clock HyperTransport up to 2.6 GHz |
| Processors | Phenom II Athlon II Sempron Opteron 1380 Series |
| Predecessor | AM2+ |
| Successor | AM3+ |
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Like the previous AMD socket, the "AM3 Processor Functional Data Sheet" (AMD document number 40778) has not been made publicly available. The "Family 10h AMD Phenom™ Processor Product Data Sheet" (document 446878) has, but contains only a brief list of features of the Phenom, and does not contain any substantive technical data regarding socket AM3.
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