Cpuid socket reading

[flarenial]

i opted to tweak down my penom ii 970 be to 3.88ghz as opposed to 4.1, so i could keep a lower voltage (1.4125 instead of 1.45) but in cpuid i noticed that the socket reading is 938 instead of 941. does this indicate anything bad or is it some kind of bug or glitch? much thanks in advance. also passed prime95 at the lower setup.

 

[rolli59]

I do not think it is bad since AM3 CPU has 938 pins although the socket has 941. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socket_AM3

 

[Pinhedd]

As Rolli said, Socket AM3 has 941 "holes" pins but AM3 processors have only 938 "pins", so 3 contacts are left unused

 

[flarenial]

ahh ok thank you very much

 

[flarenial]

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