< hardware , standard > A physical and electrical specification for the x86 processor socket matching the pins on Pentium microprocessors manufactured by Intel , and compatibles made by Cyrix , AMD and others. Any CPU chip conforming to this specification can be plugged into any conforming motherboard .
Supported processors include: 2.5V - 3.5V Pentiums 75-233 MHz, AMD K5 through K6 , Cyrix 6x86 (and MX) P120 - P233.
Socket 7 uses a SPGA socket, either a 296 pin LIF or a 321 pin ZIF arranged as 37x37 or 19x19 (depending on who you speak to!).
See also Super 7 .
Intel's Pentium II processor uses Slot 1 mounting.
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