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This article is about a CPU socket. For the variant of an expansion card socket, see M.2 § Form factors and keying.
Socket 2
TypeZIF
Chip form factorsPPGA
Contacts238
FSB protocol?
FSB frequency25–50 MT/s
Voltage range5 V
ProcessorsIntel 486 SX, 486 DX, 486 DX2, 486 OverDrive, Pentium OverDrive
PredecessorSocket 1
SuccessorSocket 3
This article is part of the CPU socket series

Socket 2 was one of the series of CPU sockets into which various x86 microprocessors were inserted. It was an updated Socket 1 with added support for Pentium OverDrive processors.

Socket 2 was a 238-pin zero insertion force (ZIF) 19×19 pin grid array (PGA) socket suitable for the 5-volt, 25 to 66 MHz 486 SX, 486 DX, 486 DX2, 486 OverDrive and 63 or 83 MHz Pentium OverDrive processors.

See also

References

  1. Intel Socket 2 Specification, pcguide.com, retrieved 2009-03-30
Early CPU sockets
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