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The CPU socket is where the processor is installed on the motherboard. Mainstream CPU sockets include Socket370, Socket 478, Socket 423, and Socket A. Among them, Socket370 supports PIII and new Celeron, CYRIXIII and other processors; Socket 423 is used in earlier Pentium 4 processors, and Socket 478 is used in current mainstream Pentium 4 processors. The
Socket A (Socket462) supports AMD's Duron and Athlon processors. There are also CPU socket types supporting Socket7 sockets for Pentium/Pentium MMX and K6/K6-2 processors, SLOT1 sockets for PII or PIII, and SLOTA sockets for AMD ATHLON.