Do FM2+ processors work on FM2 motherboards

[Anthony Swift]

Question is in the title, please help me, my son needs to know in order to get his parts

 

[MU_Engineer]

No. Socket FM2+ is 906 pins and Socket FM2 is 904 pins. You can't stick an FM2+ CPU in an FM2 motherboard due to the two additional pins preventing the CPU from seating in the socket. However you CAN put an FM2 CPU in an FM2+ motherboard and it will work provided there is BIOS support.