Editing Socket 940 (section)

==Technical specifications==
[[Microprocessor]]s designed for this socket were intended to be used in a server platform, and as such provide additional features to provide additional robustness. One such feature is the acceptance of only [[registered memory]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.short-media.com/articles/socket_940_vs_939|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308123750/http://www.short-media.com/articles/socket_940_vs_939|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 8, 2007|last=Kronlund|first=Doug|date=2004-06-27|publisher=Short-Media|title=Socket 940 vs. 939|accessdate=2007-01-28}}</ref> 

While the more recent 940-pin [[socket AM2]] is visually similar to this one, the two are electrically incompatible due to the integrated [[memory controller]]. Socket 940 CPUs integrate a [[DDR SDRAM|DDR]] controller, whereas AM2 models use a [[DDR2 SDRAM|DDR2]] controller.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-reinvents,1258-21.html|title=AM2: AMD Reinvents Itself|accessdate=2007-01-28|author=Bert Töpelt|author2=Daniel Schuhmann |author3=Frank Völkel |date=2006-05-23|publisher=Tom's Hardware Guide}}</ref>