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Which of the following socket types supports an Intel iCore second generation processor?

The correct answer is B. 1155. Intel second-generation Core processors (Sandy Bridge) use the LGA 1155 socket.

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Question

Which of the following socket types supports an Intel iCore second generation processor?

Options

  • A775
  • B1155
  • C1156
  • D1366

How the community answered

(32 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    91% (29)
  • C
    6% (2)

Why each option

Intel second-generation Core processors (Sandy Bridge) use the LGA 1155 socket.

A775

Socket LGA 775 supported Intel Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad processors, which predate the Core i-series by at least one generation.

B1155Correct

Socket LGA 1155 (H2) was introduced with Intel's second-generation Core processors based on the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture. This socket supported both the 2nd-gen Sandy Bridge and 3rd-gen Ivy Bridge Core i3/i5/i7 CPUs.

C1156

Socket LGA 1156 (H1) was used for first-generation Intel Core i-series processors (Nehalem/Lynnfield), not the second generation.

D1366

Socket LGA 1366 (B1) was used for high-end first-generation Intel Core i7 Extreme and Xeon processors (Bloomfield), not mainstream second-generation CPUs.

Concept tested: Intel CPU socket compatibility by processor generation

Source: https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/search/featurefilter.html?productType=873&2_SocketsSupported=LGA%201155

Topics

#CPU socket#socket 1155#processor compatibility#Intel Sandy Bridge

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