Introduction and Processor Support
This was first introduced in 1997 by AMD for use with their K6-2, K6-3, K6-2+ processors. It was AMD's responce to not being able to licence Intel's Slot1 interface. Other companies also used this chipset with their chips, like for the Cyrix M2, 6x86, and the IDT Winchip processors. This interface used the exact same 296 pin socket as the original Socket7 interface, but improved on it with more advanced features.

Features
Along with greater processor support, the chipsets were designed with a AGP interface, and improvement over the PCI only Socket7. Depending on the chipset, a 100MHz system bus and up to 2MB of L2 cache could be used. The cache was still on the motherboard via the FSB so performance was still limited. The super7 interface was never able to support multiple processor configurations. Ultra DMA was a standard feature on all of these chipsets.

Chipsets
Because this interface was designed without Intel's help, there were never any Super Socket7 chipsets made by Intel.

	RAM	Cachable		RAM Types	Cache	Bus Speeds	AGP
ALi Aladdin V	1GB		1GB	EDO,SD	1MB	66MHz, 75MHz, 83MHz, 100MHz	2X
SiS 5591/95	768MB		768MB	EDO,SD	1MB	66MHz, 75MHz, 83MHz, 100MHz	2X
Via Apollo VP2/97	512MB		512MB	EDO,SD	2MB	66MHz, 75MHz, 83MHz	No
Via Apollo VP3	1GB		1GB	EDO,SD	2MB	66MHz, 75MHz, 83MHz	2X
Via Apollo MVP3	1GB		1GB	EDO,SD	2MB	66MHz, 75MHz, 83MHz, 100MHz	2X
Via Apollo MVP4	1GB		1GB	EDO,SD	2MB	66MHz, 75MHz, 83MHz, 95MHz, 100MHz	2X

Socket 8

Introduction and Processor Support
This chipset was only used ever used with Intel processors, namely the pentium pro and pentium 3 overdrive.

Features
This interface was a 387 pin socket, and only was used in high end computers. This interface was able to support multiple processor configurations. The L2 cache was taken off of the FSB and on a backside bus where it could operate at full processor frequency. L2 cache was never integrated on the processor die, but imbedded in a special cavity in the processor which allowed it to operate at high speeds, and but still support capacities up to 1MB.

Chipsets
Intel was the only processor manufacturer to use the Socket8 interface, so Intel was responsible for making their own chipsets. Socket8 never got any of the newer features such as AGP or UDMA, and it only was used with the extremely expensive Pentium Pro chips, so it was quickly replaced. All Socket 8 processors operated on a 66MHz bus speed.

	RAM	RAM Types		# CPU
Intel 440FX	1GB		EDO	2
Intel 450GX	1GB		EDO	2
Intel 450KX	4GB		EDO	4
Via VT82C680 Apollo 6	1GB		EDO,SD	4

Chipset History & Socket 7 | Super7 & Socket 8 | Slot 1 | Slot2, Socket370, SlotA, & SocketA