Socket TR4

Socket TR4
TypeLGA-ZIF
Chip form factorsFlip-chip
Contacts4094
FSB protocolPCI Express, Infinity Fabric
Processor dimensions58.5mm x 75.4mm
4410.9 mm2
ProcessorsRyzen Threadripper:
SuccessorsTRX4
Memory supportDDR4
This article is part of the CPU socket series

Socket TR4, also known as Socket SP3r2, is a zero insertion force land grid array (LGA) CPU socket designed by AMD supporting its first- and second-generation Zen-based Ryzen Threadripper desktop processors,[1][2] launched on August 10, 2017[3] for the high-end desktop and workstation platforms. It was succeeded by Socket sTRX4 for the third generation of Ryzen Threadripper processors.

TR4 is AMD's second LGA socket for a consumer product after the short lived Socket 1207 FX.[4][5] It is physically identical to, but electrically incompatible with both AMD's server Socket SP3, and TR4's successor, Socket sTRX4.[3][6]

While the SP3 server socket does not require a chipset, instead utilizing a system-on-a-chip design, TR4 and its successor HEDT sockets require a chipset to unlock the features of the CPU. For TR4, the AMD X399 chipset was released, which allows a total of 64 PCIe 3.0 lanes for quad SLI/CrossFire configurations.[7]

The socket is made by both Foxconn and Lotes.[8]

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  6. ^ Cutress, Ian (November 7, 2019). "3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper, Up to 32-Cores - AMD Q4: 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X, Threadripper Up To 32-Core 3970X, Coming November 25th". AnandTech. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  7. ^ "AMD SocketTR4 X399 Platform-based Motherboards". AMD. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  8. ^ Terkelsen, Jacob (November 22, 2017). "MSI X399 Gaming Pro Carbon AC Motherboard Review". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved December 10, 2019.