This article will be considered sockets AMD.Currently, there are four processor sockets in the company's model range. Each of them is aimed at a certain part of the computer systems market. About them will be discussed in the future.
The list of processor connectors
Today there are the following actual sockets of AMD processors:
For office computers the most optimalis AM1. The key advantages of this computing platform are low cost and an acceptable level of performance for solving the most simple tasks.
A higher level of performance boasts a processor socket FM2 +. The main scope of its application is multimedia stations and gaming computers of the initial level.
The AM3 / AM3 + platform, which is ideal for creating mid-level gaming computers, is distinguished by an even higher level of performance.
To the premium class solutions belongs the AM4 socket announced in early March. Its processors allow you to solve the most complex tasks.
Socket AM1 - the perfect solution for office systems
In April 2014, she debuted AM1 platform.Its second name is PGA-771. These processors have 771 contacts, 4 processing cores, an integrated video adapter, a low clock frequency and 2 levels of cache memory. The performance of this platform is enough to solve the most simple tasks that include office suites or browsing websites. Younger models of the CPU belong to the Septron line, and older - to the AMD Athlon. Socket AM1 allows you to use the entire line of data processors.
Processor connector FM2 +
Some AMD sockets allow you to setprocessor solutions with integrated productive video subsystem. These include FM1, FM2 and current today FM2 +. The second designation of the latter - PGA904. This platform is suitable for assembling an entry level gaming system or advanced station.
Productive platforms AM3 and AM3 +
Until recently, one of the mostAMD's performance processor connectors were AM3 / AM3 +. The first wave of these decisions debuted in 2009 and was called AM3. The chips of the Septron and Athlon II series belonged to it. The flagship processor in this case was the second generation AMD Phenom.
Socket AM3 + debuted in 2011 with processorsFX-XXXX series. The speed of these CPUs was lower than that of similar Intel products, but sufficient to solve a wide range of tasks. An additional advantage of this platform is the lower cost of computing systems based on it. These processor connectors are compatible with each other. Unlike the previously discussed platforms, in this case the video card was not integrated on the processor chip. But higher performance was provided by the cache system of 3 levels.
Junior chips AM1 and FM2 + boastthe presence of only two levels of fast memory. This family of processors is great for creating medium-level gaming system performance. Also, based on them, you can implement a primary class server or a graphics station.
The most recent AM4 socket
In December 2016, AMD introducedupdated computer platform, which received the designation AM4, or PGA1331. It was supposed to bring together all the previously considered AMD sockets: on its basis both the most simple PCs and high-performance computing systems should be created. In this case, the chip includes the north and south bridges of the system logic set.
This arrangement of the crystal increasesCPU performance and reduces the cost of manufacturing motherboards. The chips for this socket belong to the Rizen line. The youngest ones have index 3 and include 4 cores and 8 logical threads. The average CPU models come with an index of 5 and have 6 cores and 12 threads. The flagship chip line has an index of 7, physically equipped with 8 cores that can handle code in 12 threads.
Outcomes
In this article, the mainAMD sockets. As if there was not, and the main one - AM4. It is this processor socket that will force out all others in the foreseeable future, and on its basis both primary-level personal computers and high-performance computing systems will be assembled. All other solutions as stock sales will disappear from the shelves.
