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* Eight new (sixteen total) [[64-bit]] integer registers
* Eight new (sixteen total) [[64-bit]] integer registers
* Eight new (sixteen total) 128-bit SSE/SSE2 registers
* Eight new (sixteen total) 128-bit SSE/SSE2 registers
* Includes support for [[3DNow]] technology and [[SSE2]]
* Includes support for [[3DNow]] technology and [[SSE2]] as well as [[SSE3]] when using more recent (revision E) processors
* Integrated dual channel [[DDR SDRAM]] controller supporting upto 200[[MHz]] PC3200 ("DDR400")
* Integrated dual channel [[DDR SDRAM]] controller supporting upto 200[[MHz]] PC3200 ("DDR400")
* Up to 6.4 [[gigabyte|GB]]/s memory bandwidth
* Up to 6.4 [[gigabyte|GB]]/s memory bandwidth

Revision as of 18:36, 8 July 2005

Socket 939
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Specifications
Type: PGA-ZIF
Contacts: 939
FSB : 200 MHz System clock
1000 MHz HyperTransport link
Voltage range : 0.8 - 1.55 V
Processors: AMD Athlon 64 (2800+ - 4000+)
AMD Athlon 64 FX
AMD Athlon 64 X2
This article is part of the CPU socket series


Socket 939 was introduced by AMD as an answer to Intel's new platform for desktop products, Socket LGA775. Although it does not support DDR2 memory, the combination of various Socket 939 motherboards and Athlon 64/Athlon 64 FX CPUs has been repeatedly shown to either match or outstrip Intel's offerings in performance per dollar ratios when it comes to content creation and gaming. In business applications and multimedia, Intel continues to hold a slight advantage.

Context

AMD's sockets, in chronological order:

Socket 939 motherboards are currently available via the following chipsets:

Socket 939 motherboards are currently available from the following manufacturers:

Socket 939 CPUs: Key Features

  • 32-bit performance, full IA-32 (x86) compatibility and support for future 64-bit applications using the AMD64 instruction set extensions
  • 40-bit physical addresses, 48-bit virtual addresses
  • Eight new (sixteen total) 64-bit integer registers
  • Eight new (sixteen total) 128-bit SSE/SSE2 registers
  • Includes support for 3DNow technology and SSE2 as well as SSE3 when using more recent (revision E) processors
  • Integrated dual channel DDR SDRAM controller supporting upto 200MHz PC3200 ("DDR400")
  • Up to 6.4 GB/s memory bandwidth
  • HyperTransport technology for high speed I/O communication, one 16 bit link up to 2000MHz
  • 64KB Level 1 instruction cache, 64KB Level 1 data cache
  • Up to 1MB Level 2 cache

Additional Information