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</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">Socket AM3</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release date</th><td class="infobox-data">February 2009<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-02</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Pin_grid_array" title="Pin grid array">PGA</a>-<a href="Zero_insertion_force" title="Zero insertion force">ZIF</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Chip form factors</th><td class="infobox-data">PGA</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Contacts</th><td class="infobox-data">941 (Socket)<br>938 (CPU)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Front-side_bus" title="Front-side bus">FSB</a> protocol</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="HyperTransport" title="HyperTransport">HyperTransport</a> 3.x</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Front-side_bus" title="Front-side bus">FSB</a> frequency</th><td class="infobox-data">200 MHz System clock<br> <a href="HyperTransport" title="HyperTransport">HyperTransport</a> up to 2.6 GHz</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Processors</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Phenom_II" title="Phenom II">Phenom II</a><br> <a href="Athlon_II" title="Athlon II">Athlon II</a><br> <a href="Sempron" title="Sempron">Sempron</a><br><a href="Opteron" title="Opteron">Opteron</a> 1380 Series</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Socket_AM2%2B" title="Socket AM2+">AM2+</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Socket_AM3%2B" title="Socket AM3+">AM3+</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Memory support</th><td class="infobox-data">DDR2 or DDR3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><hr><i>This article is part of the <a href="CPU_socket" title="CPU socket">CPU socket</a> series</i></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>Socket AM3</b> is a <a href="CPU_socket" title="CPU socket">CPU socket</a> for <a href="Advanced_Micro_Devices" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Micro Devices">AMD</a> <a href="Central_processing_unit" title="Central processing unit">processors</a>. AM3 was launched on February 9, 2009 as the successor to <a href="Socket_AM2%2B" title="Socket AM2+">Socket AM2+</a>, alongside the initial grouping of <a href="Phenom_II" title="Phenom II">Phenom II</a> processors designed for it.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The sole principal change from AM2+ to AM3 is support for <a href="DDR3_SDRAM" title="DDR3 SDRAM">DDR3 SDRAM</a>. The fastest CPU for socket AM3 is the <a href="List_of_AMD_Phenom_microprocessors" class="mw-redirect" title="List of AMD Phenom microprocessors">Phenom II X6 1100T</a>.

</p><p>Like the previous AMD socket, the "AM3 Processor Functional Data Sheet" (AMD document number 40778) has not been made publicly available. The "Family 10h AMD Phenom™ Processor Product Data Sheet" (document 446878) has,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but contains only a brief list of features of the Phenom, and does not contain any substantive technical data regarding socket AM3.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Compatibility">Compatibility</h2></div>

<p>Socket AM3 breaks compatibility with AM2/AM2+ processors due to a subtle change in key placement. The AM3 socket has 941 pin contacts in a different layout<sup id="cite_ref-pincount_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pincount-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while AM2+ processors have 940 pins. <a href="Tom's_Hardware" title="Tom's Hardware">Tom's Hardware</a> removed the two obstructing key pins from an AM2+ Phenom processor in order to fit it into an AM3 socket. The processor did not work in the AM3 socket, but still worked in an AM2+ socket, suggesting that compatibility issues run deeper than merely the key pins.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is likely because the built-in memory controller in AM2/AM2+ processors only supports DDR2 (unlike AM3 processors, which support both DDR2 & DDR3 memory).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In fact, a few motherboards were manufactured that supported both DDR2 and DDR3, however only one type could be used at a time. Despite using an AM3 socket and despite using a <a href="Northbridge_(computing)" title="Northbridge (computing)">northbridge</a> and <a href="Southbridge_(computing)" title="Southbridge (computing)">southbridge</a> found on AM3 motherboards, they support any AM2, AM2+, or AM3 processor.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>As AM3 processors also support DDR2, they are backwards-compatible with Socket AM2/AM2+, contingent upon a <a href="BIOS" title="BIOS">BIOS</a> update for the motherboard. Manufacturers including <a href="Asus" title="Asus">Asus</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="Gigabyte_Technology" title="Gigabyte Technology">Gigabyte</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and others have labeled existing AM2/AM2+ boards as being "AM3 Ready" or similar, indicating that BIOS support is provided for the specified boards. This allows existing AM2/AM2+ systems to upgrade the CPU without having to upgrade any other components.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Heatsink">Heatsink</h2></div>

<p>The 4 holes for fastening the heatsink to the motherboard are placed in a rectangle with lateral lengths of 48 mm and 96 mm for AMD's sockets <a href="Socket_AM2" title="Socket AM2">Socket AM2</a>, <a href="Socket_AM2%2B" title="Socket AM2+">Socket AM2+</a>, Socket AM3, <a href="Socket_AM3%2B" title="Socket AM3+">Socket AM3+</a> and <a href="Socket_FM2" title="Socket FM2">Socket FM2</a>. Cooling solutions should therefore be interchangeable.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Socket_AM3+">Socket AM3+</h2></div>

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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="Socket_AM3%2B" title="Socket AM3+">Socket AM3+</a></div>

<p>AM3+ is a modification of the AM3 socket. It has one additional pin for new <a href="Bulldozer_(microarchitecture)" title="Bulldozer (microarchitecture)">Bulldozer</a>-based AM3+ processors and is backwards-compatible with AM3 processors. It broke backwards-compatibility between AM3+ processors and AM2 and AM2+ motherboards because the processors do not support DDR2 memory.

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<ul><li><a href="CPU_Socket" class="mw-redirect" title="CPU Socket">CPU Socket</a></li>

<li><a href="Athlon_II" title="Athlon II">Athlon II</a></li>

<li><a href="Phenom_II" title="Phenom II">Phenom II</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_AMD_Phenom_microprocessors" class="mw-redirect" title="List of AMD Phenom microprocessors">List of AMD Phenom microprocessors</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_AMD_FX_microprocessors" class="mw-redirect" title="List of AMD FX microprocessors">List of AMD FX microprocessors</a></li></ul>

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</style><div id="AMD_sockets_and_chipsets134" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="AMD" title="AMD">AMD</a> sockets and chipsets</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><div id="AMD_sockets134" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">AMD sockets</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Desktop sockets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Super_Socket_7" title="Super Socket 7">Super Socket 7</a> (1998)</li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mobile sockets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Server sockets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="AMD_Socket_G3" title="AMD Socket G3">G3</a> (not released)</li>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Combined sockets</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Socket_A" title="Socket A">Socket A</a> (2000)</li>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"><div id="ATI_/_AMD_chipsets134" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="List_of_AMD_chipsets" title="List of AMD chipsets">ATI / AMD chipsets</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="List_of_ATI_chipsets" title="List of ATI chipsets">ATI chipsets</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li>IGP 300 series/RX380</li>

<li><a href="Xpress_200" title="Xpress 200">Radeon Xpress 200</a></li>

<li><a href="Xpress_3200" title="Xpress 3200">CrossFire Xpress 3200</a></li>

<li><a href="AMD_690_chipset_series#Radeon_Xpress_1250" title="AMD 690 chipset series">Radeon Xpress 1250</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="List_of_AMD_chipsets" title="List of AMD chipsets">AMD chipsets</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li><a href="AMD_690_chipset_series" title="AMD 690 chipset series">690 Series</a></li>

<li><a href="AMD_700_chipset_series" title="AMD 700 chipset series">7-Series</a></li>

<li><a href="AMD_800_chipset_series" title="AMD 800 chipset series">8-Series</a></li>

<li><a href="AMD_900_chipset_series" title="AMD 900 chipset series">9-Series</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_AMD_chipsets#Fusion_controller_hubs_(FCH)" title="List of AMD chipsets">Fusion Controller Hubs</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_AMD_chipsets#AM4_chipsets" title="List of AMD chipsets">AM4 chipsets</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_AMD_chipsets#TR4_chipsets" title="List of AMD chipsets">TR4 chipsets</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_AMD_chipsets#sTRX4_chipsets" title="List of AMD chipsets">sTRX4 chipsets</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_AMD_chipsets#sWRX8_chipsets" title="List of AMD chipsets">sWRX8 chipsets</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_AMD_chipsets#AM5_chipsets" title="List of AMD chipsets">AM5 chipsets</a></li>

<li><a href="List_of_AMD_chipsets#sTR5_chipsets" title="List of AMD chipsets">sTR5 chipsets</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>Combined means that the given socket is supported by all platforms, including desktop, mobile, and server.</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div><div class="zim-footer">

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