Socket AM2
| Release date | May 2006 |
|---|---|
| Type | PGA-ZIF |
| Chip form factors | Ceramic Pin Grid Array (CPGA) Organic Pin Grid Array (OPGA) |
| Contacts | 940 |
| FSB frequency | 200 MHz System clock 1 GHz HyperTransport 2.0 |
| Processors | Athlon 64 Athlon 64 X2 Athlon 64 FX Opteron Sempron Phenom |
| Predecessor | Socket 939 |
| Successor | AM2+ |
| Memory support | DDR2 |
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The Socket AM2, renamed from Socket M2 (to prevent using the same name as Cyrix MII processors), is a CPU socket designed by AMD for desktop processors, including the performance, mainstream and value segments. It was released on May 23, 2006, as a replacement for Socket 939.