Socket 8

CPU socket
name=Socket 8


type=ZIF
formfactors=CPGA
contacts=387
protocol=AGTL
fsb=60–66 MHz
voltage=2.1–3.5 V
processors=Pentium Pro, Pentium II OverDrive

Socket 8 CPU socket was used exclusively with the Intel Pentium Pro and Pentium II Overdrive computer processors. Intel discontinued socket 8 in favor of Slot 1 with the introduction of the Pentium II.

Socket 8 has a unique rectangular socket with 387 pins. It supports a FSB speeds ranging from 60 to 66 MHz, a voltage from 2.1 to 3.5 V, and support for the Pentium Pro and the Pentium II OverDrive CPUs. Socket 8 also has a unique pin arrangement pattern. One part of the socket has pins in a PGA grid, while the other part uses a SPGA grid.