Glossary: Computer Hardware Basics
socket
Also written: AM5, LGA 1851, CPU socket
The CPU's place on the motherboard, named like AM5 or LGA 1851; a CPU fits only a matching socket. In lscpu it also means one physical CPU chip.
Glossary: Computer Hardware Basics
Also written: AM5, LGA 1851, CPU socket
The CPU's place on the motherboard, named like AM5 or LGA 1851; a CPU fits only a matching socket. In lscpu it also means one physical CPU chip.