Socket 8

<h2 id="technical-specifications">Technical specifications</h2>
<p>Socket 8 is a unique rectangular CPGA socket with 387 pins. It supports FSB speeds ranging from 60 to 66 MHz, a voltage of 3.1 or 3.3 V, and support for the Pentium Pro and the <a href="/facts/Intel_Pentium_II_Overdrive/dq5xG2mt">Pentium II OverDrive</a> CPUs. Socket 8 also has a unique pin arrangement pattern. One part of the socket has pins in a <a href="/facts/Pin_grid_array/K6VlYgrv">PGA</a> grid, while the other part uses a <a href="/facts/Staggered_Pin_Grid_Array/K6VlYgrv">SPGA</a> grid.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/List_of_Intel_microprocessors/gBqeUglP">List of Intel microprocessors</a></li></ul>

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

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Intel Socket 8 Specification". pcguide.com. Retrieved 2009-04-21. <a href="http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cpu/char/socketSocket8-c.html" target="_blank">http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cpu/char/socketSocket8-c.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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Socket 8 open-in-new

Socket 8