Socket G34
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Socket G34 is a CPU socket
designed by AMD to support AMD's multi-chip module
Opteron
6000-series server processors. G34 was launched on March 29, 2010, alongside the initial grouping of Opteron 6100 processors designed for it. Socket G34 supports four DDR3 SDRAM
channels, two for each die in the 1944 pin CPU package. Socket G34 is available in up to four-socket arrangements, which is a change from the current Socket F
CPUs supporting up to eight-socket arrangements. However, four Socket G34 CPUs have eight dies, which is identical to what eight Socket F CPUs have. AMD declined to extend Socket G34 to eight-way operation citing shrinking demand of the >4-socket market. AMD is targeting Socket G34 at the high-end two-socket market and the four-socket market. The lower-end two-socket market will be serviced by monolithic-die Socket C32
CPUs with half the core count as the equivalent Socket G34 CPUs.
, which used the G3MX
to expand memory capacity. Socket G3 and G3MX were canceled altogether, and replaced with Socket G34.
-based 8-core and 12-core "Magny-Cours" Opteron 6100 series CPUs. Socket G34 also supports the Bulldozer
-based 8-core, 12-core and 16-core "Interlagos" CPUs. It will be replaced in 2012 with a new socket (currently referred to as "G2012") for the Bulldozer-based "Terramar" CPU with up to 20 cores and more on-die I/O capabilities than "Magny-Cours" and "Interlagos" have.
CPU socket
A CPU socket or CPU slot is a mechanical component that provides mechanical and electrical connections between a microprocessor and a printed circuit board . This allows the CPU to be replaced without soldering....
designed by AMD to support AMD's multi-chip module
Multi-Chip Module
A multi-chip module is a specialized electronic package where multiple integrated circuits , semiconductor dies or other discrete components are packaged onto a unifying substrate, facilitating their use as a single component...
Opteron
Opteron
Opteron is AMD's x86 server and workstation processor line, and was the first processor which supported the AMD64 instruction set architecture . It was released on April 22, 2003 with the SledgeHammer core and was intended to compete in the server and workstation markets, particularly in the same...
6000-series server processors. G34 was launched on March 29, 2010, alongside the initial grouping of Opteron 6100 processors designed for it. Socket G34 supports four DDR3 SDRAM
DDR3 SDRAM
In computing, DDR3 SDRAM, an abbreviation for double data rate type three synchronous dynamic random access memory, is a modern kind of dynamic random access memory with a high bandwidth interface. It is one of several variants of DRAM and associated interface techniques used since the early 1970s...
channels, two for each die in the 1944 pin CPU package. Socket G34 is available in up to four-socket arrangements, which is a change from the current Socket F
Socket F
Socket F is a CPU socket designed by AMD for its Opteron line of CPUs released on August 15, 2006. In 2010 Socket F was replaced by Socket C32 for entry-level servers and Socket G34 for high-end servers.-Technical specifications:...
CPUs supporting up to eight-socket arrangements. However, four Socket G34 CPUs have eight dies, which is identical to what eight Socket F CPUs have. AMD declined to extend Socket G34 to eight-way operation citing shrinking demand of the >4-socket market. AMD is targeting Socket G34 at the high-end two-socket market and the four-socket market. The lower-end two-socket market will be serviced by monolithic-die Socket C32
Socket C32
The AMD Socket C32 is the server processor socket for AMD's current single-CPU and dual-CPU Opteron 4000 series CPUs. It is the successor to Socket AM3 for single-CPU servers and the successor for Socket F for lower-end dual-CPU servers...
CPUs with half the core count as the equivalent Socket G34 CPUs.
Development
Socket G34 originally started out as Socket G3Socket G3
The Socket G3, originally as part of the codenamed Piranha server platform, was supposed to be the intermediate successor to Socket F and Socket F+ to be used in AMD Opteron processor for dual-processor and above server platforms scheduled to be launched 2009...
, which used the G3MX
Socket G3 Memory Extender
The Socket G3 Memory Extender or in short G3MX is Advanced Micro Devices' solution to the problem of connecting large amounts of memory to a single microprocessor...
to expand memory capacity. Socket G3 and G3MX were canceled altogether, and replaced with Socket G34.
Supported CPUs
Socket G34 supports the K10AMD K10
The AMD Family 10h is a microprocessor microarchitecture by AMD. Though there were once reports that the K10 had been canceled, the first third-generation Opteron products for servers were launched on September 10, 2007, with the Phenom processors for desktops following and launching on November...
-based 8-core and 12-core "Magny-Cours" Opteron 6100 series CPUs. Socket G34 also supports the Bulldozer
Bulldozer (processor)
Bulldozer is the codename Advanced Micro Devices has given to one of the next-generation CPU cores after the K10 microarchitecture for the company's M-SPACE design methodology, with the core specifically aimed at 10-watt to 125-watt TDP computing products. Bulldozer is a completely new design...
-based 8-core, 12-core and 16-core "Interlagos" CPUs. It will be replaced in 2012 with a new socket (currently referred to as "G2012") for the Bulldozer-based "Terramar" CPU with up to 20 cores and more on-die I/O capabilities than "Magny-Cours" and "Interlagos" have.
See also
- List of AMD microprocessors
- List of AMD Opteron microprocessors
- AMD 800 chipset seriesAMD 800 chipset seriesThe AMD 800 chipset series is a set of chipsets developed by AMD, released in 2009. The chipset series was revealed in its presentation slides during the AMD Financial Analyst Day 2007 held on December 13, 2007...