Celeron D 3.2G is a reference to the Intel Celeron D 352, a desktop processor that semiconductor company Intel Corp. released in 2006 under its low-end Celeron line of consumer-oriented central processing units. It is compatible with one CPU socket, called Land Grid Array (LGA) 775. This is a component made for connecting the processor to the motherboard for data transfer and physical support.
Socket Background
The Intel Celeron D 352's socket, LGA775, was introduced in 2004. It served as the replacement for Socket 478, or Socket N. Also known as Socket 775 or Socket N, LGA775 is named after its manner of design. Land Grid Array describes the orderly, grid-like layout of the pins used for the attachment of the CPU.
Socket Description
A socket like LGA775 differs from other components, such as Socket 478, in that it has pins instead of pin holes for accommodating the CPU pins, as is the case of the latter. Thus, the roles were reversed. The LGA775 the Intel Celeron D 352 uses is a variant called Plastic LGA, meaning it is made of plastic. Square-shaped, the socket measures 1.48 by 1.48 inches, or 3.75 by 3.75 centimeters, with a squared section in the middle removed.
Compatibility with Intel Celeron D 352
The LGA775 is compatible with Intel Celeron D chips within the processing speed range of 2.4 to 3.6GHz. Thus, the Celeron D 352, at 3.2GHz, is one of the faster LGA775-compatible chips under this brand division. Also, the D 352 is able to transmit data with the motherboard at a 533MHz speed. Other features and specs of the D 352 include a single core for processing, two caches for high-speed access to computer data and an 86-watt peak power consumption rating.
Other Compatible CPUs
As previously mentioned, the Intel Celeron D 352 is not the only chip compatible with the LGA775, nor is the Celeron D the only subcategory for which Intel manufactured the socket. It was actually primarily made for the Intel Pentium 4, which was the company's premier consumer-oriented brand at the time. Some chips from the server- and workstation-oriented Xeon also work with the LGA775, and when Intel introduced the Core 2 -- which would eventually relegate the Pentium to mid-range status -- in 2006, it extended the socket's compatibility to the brand.
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