# CPUs - Socket 7 and Prescott?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpus-socket-7-and-prescott/338858>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 7, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpus-socket-7-and-prescott/338858 "2006-01-07T06:07:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpus-socket-7-and-prescott/338858/1 "2006-01-07T06:07:10Z")

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So I’m trying to sell this guy my old P4 1.6gHz processor and I know it’s socket 7, he has a Prescott ready machine, anyone know if this works? I don’t know enough, but I would assume not considering they’re different types of processors…

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**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2006, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpus-socket-7-and-prescott/338858/2 "2006-01-07T06:24:11Z")

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You’re mixing things up.

**Prescott** is a code name for a chipset, essentially the internal architechture of the processor.

**Socket 7** refers to the manner in which the CPU attaches to the motherboard.

Prescott CPUs have a Socket T type connection. So you’re sorta SOL.