Socket SP3

<h2 id="socket-sp3r2">Socket SP3r2</h2>
<p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Socket_TR4/ETTnjzH3">Socket TR4</a></p>
<p>Socket TR4, also known as Socket SP3r2, is used for high-end desktop CPUs. It is physically identical to a normal SP3 socket with some connections disabled.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> A TR4 socket will prevent the use of CPUs designed for Socket SP3 with an ID pin.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a>
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<h2 id="socket-sp3r3">Socket SP3r3</h2>
<p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Socket_sTRX4/hsgLh0Y6">Socket sTRX4</a></p>
<p>Socket sTRX4, also known as Socket SP3r3, used for third-generation Ryzen Threadripper (Threadripper 3000X) high-end desktop CPUs, is physically identical to the normal SP3 socket with some connections disabled, and is the successor to Socket TR4 (SP3r2).<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a>
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<h2 id="socket-sp3r4">Socket SP3r4</h2>
<p class="note">Main article: <a href="/facts/Socket_sWRX8/Ql0svqLV">Socket sWRX8</a></p>
<p>Socket sWRX8, also known as Socket SP3r4, is used for Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000WX and Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000WX workstation desktop CPUs. It is physically identical to the normal SP3 socket, with some connections repurposed.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Socket_AM4/MuNKCgeF">Socket AM4</a>, contemporary desktop socket from <a href="/facts/Advanced_Micro_Devices/CB1G7QTb">AMD</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/LGA_3647/wzexW0x5">Socket P</a>, contemporary server socket from <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:2"><p>Campbell, Mark (May 29, 2017). "Noctua showcase EPYC/Threadripper Ready TR4/SP3 ready CPU coolers". Overclock3D. Retrieved November 16, 2022. <a href="https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cases_cooling/noctua_showcase_epyc_threadripper_ready_tr4_sp3_ready_cpu_coolers/1" target="_blank">https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cases_cooling/noctua_showcase_epyc_threadripper_ready_tr4_sp3_ready_cpu_coolers/1</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>Smith, Ryan (May 30, 2017). "Home>CPUs AMD CPU Updates: 16 Core ThreadRipper w/64 PCIe Lanes This Summer, Epyc Launching June 20th". AnandTech. Retrieved November 16, 2022. <a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/11482/amd-cpu-updates-threadripper-64-pcie-lanes-epyc-june-20th" target="_blank">http://www.anandtech.com/show/11482/amd-cpu-updates-threadripper-64-pcie-lanes-epyc-june-20th</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Cutress, Ian (August 10, 2017). "The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X and 1920X Review: CPUs on Steroids". AnandTech. Retrieved August 10, 2017. <a href="http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripper-1950x-and-1920x-review" target="_blank">http://www.anandtech.com/show/11697/the-amd-ryzen-threadripper-1950x-and-1920x-review</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>der8auer (January 28, 2018). "EPYC in ASUS ZENITH EXTREME? (en)" (video). YouTube. Retrieved November 16, 2022.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWKnLvqjquw" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWKnLvqjquw</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>Cutress, Ian; Frumusanu, Andrei; Bonshor, Gavin (November 25, 2019). "The AMD Threadripper 3960X and 3970X Review: 24 and 32 Cores on 7nm". AnandTech. Retrieved November 28, 2019. <a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/15044/the-amd-ryzen-threadripper-3960x-and-3970x-review-24-and-32-cores-on-7nm" target="_blank">https://www.anandtech.com/show/15044/the-amd-ryzen-threadripper-3960x-and-3970x-review-24-and-32-cores-on-7nm</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>Bonshor, Gavin (January 12, 2021). "AMD Opens Up Threadripper Pro: Three New WRX80 Motherboards". AnandTech. Retrieved July 8, 2021. <a href="https://www.anandtech.com/show/16396/the-amd-wrx80-chipset-a-few-boards-for-3rd-gen-threadripper-pro" target="_blank">https://www.anandtech.com/show/16396/the-amd-wrx80-chipset-a-few-boards-for-3rd-gen-threadripper-pro</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Socket SP3 open-in-new

Socket SP3