New details amd am4 socket for zen
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New AMD socket details AM4, the new AMD platform is getting closer and we are getting to know new details of its socket that as we already know will be shared by APUs and "pure" processors.
AMD AM4 socket will maintain pin-grid array design
The AM4 socket will maintain its µOPGA (pin-grid array) design, which means that the pins will continue to remain in the processor instead of being in the socket as it happens in Intel. The AM4 socket will be quite large with dimensions of 40mm x 40mm and will integrate a total of 1, 331 contacts for the processor pins, a very notable increase compared to the 906 contacts of the current AM3 +.
This increase is very necessary due to the increase in the number of circuits in the new microarchitecture and the jump to DDR4 2400 MHz memory (2933 MHz overclock). The memory controller will continue to be integrated into the processor itself and the northbridge will be relocated in its entirety. For its part, the HyperTransport bus also moves entirely along with its connections within the processor itself. The rest of the elements that are transferred to the processor in their entirety are the PCI-Express lines, and the I / O panel controller of the integrated GPU.
Hopefully all the improvements to the AMD AMD4 socket make the Zen microarchitecture a tough rival to Intel.
Source: techpowerup
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