• At the same time, the socket 7 was backward compatible with socket 5, and it was possible to run older (single voltage) processors in socket 7 motherboards.
  • Socket 7 platform offers late DOS and early Windows games compatibility. Almost anything from 1990 to 1998 can be played at reasonable framerate and with enough...
  • Pins H34, J33, L35, AD4, AE3, AA3, AC3, AE35, Q35 (all RSVD on Super Socket 7) carry the APIC and dual processor interface.
  • Socket 7 was later phased out for the slot 1 connector. The 7 connector is a plastic piece on the motherboard that contains 321 holes arranged in a square.
  • There is much discussion and acknowledgment on the internet that the Socket 7 and Super [Socket] 7 platforms make the best retro gaming system.
  • The Socket 7 is an Intel processor socket with 321-pin (a few used 296-pin) holes in 37x37 rows, and ran between 2.5 and 3.5v.
  • Socket 7 is a CPU socket type that was commonly used in the late 1990s for desktop and low-end server motherboards.
  • An extension of Socket 7, Super Socket 7, was developed by AMD for their K6-2 and K6-III processors to operate at a higher clock rate and use AGP.
  • The Super Socket 7 is a mechanically and electrically compatible extension to the specification of Socket 7 with split -voltage support.