Released in March 1994, Socket 5 was designed for second-gen P5 Pentium processors among other Intel parts, but could also accept AMD K5 chips, as well as 6x86 Cyrix CPUs and IDT's WinChip series.

The Pentium D-lemma. Intel's early 2006 release of the ... If you're going to be on the market for a new PC or a new Socket 775 processor in the middle of the year, and price will take a backseat ...

but the Pentium D does not include Hyper-Threading. The Pentium D's two execution cores provide two completely parallel processing streams. See dual core and Pentium Processor Extreme Edition.

The motherboard receptacle for Pentium II and III CPUs. Socket 370 accepts a 370-pin PPGA (plastic pin grid array) chip package. Socket 370 chips and motherboards cost less to manufacture than the ...