Socket AM2

Socket AM2
Release dateMay 2006
TypePGA-ZIF
Chip form factorsCeramic Pin Grid Array (CPGA)
Organic Pin Grid Array (OPGA)
Contacts940
FSB frequency200 MHz System clock
1 GHz HyperTransport 2.0
ProcessorsAthlon 64
Athlon 64 X2
Athlon 64 FX
Opteron
Sempron
Phenom
PredecessorSocket 939
SuccessorAM2+

This article is part of the CPU socket series

The Socket AM2, renamed from Socket M2 (to prevent using the same name as Cyrix MII processors), is a CPU socket designed by AMD for desktop processors, including the performance, mainstream and value segments. It was released on May 23, 2006, as a replacement for Socket 939.