The Intel Socket P is the mobile processor socket replacement for Core microarchitecture chips such as Core 2 Duo. It launched on May 9, 2007, as part of the Santa Rosa platform with the Merom

Merom (microprocessor)

Merom is the code name for various Intel processors that are sold as Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Solo, Pentium Dual-Core and Celeron. It was the first mobile processor to be based on the Core microarchitecture, replacing the Enhanced Pentium M based Yonah processor. Merom has product code 80537, which is...

 and Penryn

Penryn (microprocessor)

Penryn is the code name of a processor from Intel that is sold in varying configurations as Core 2 Solo, Core 2 Duo, Core 2 Quad, Pentium and Celeron....

 processors.

Technical specifications

The front-side bus (FSB) of CPUs that install in Socket P can run at 400, 533, 667, 800, or 1066 MT/s, and can be throttled up or down to save power, given that all Socket P CPUs support EIST. Socket P has 478 pins, but is not electrically pin-compatible with Socket M

Socket M

Socket M is a CPU interface introduced by Intel in 2006 for the Intel Core line of mobile processors.-Technical specifications:Socket M is used in all Intel Core products, as well as the Core-derived Dual-Core Xeon codenamed Sossaman...

 or Socket 478

Socket 478

Socket 478 is a 478-contact CPU socket used for Intel's Pentium 4 and Celeron series CPUs.Socket 478 was launched with the Northwood core to compete with AMD's 462-pin Socket A and their Athlon XP processors. Socket 478 was intended to be the replacement for Socket 423, a Willamette-based...

. Socket P is also known as a 478-pin Micro FCPGA or μFCPGA-478.

External links

• http://dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=2835
• http://dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=3180
• http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2808&p=4