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CPU Voltage Requirements

    The Socket 7 motherboards have a two part voltage regulator to match the needs of the CPU. Here are some selected CPUs and their voltage requirements:

CPU Internal voltage I/O voltage
Pentium MMX 2.8 Volt 3.3 Volt
AMD K6 2.8/2.9 Volt 3.3 Volt
Cyrix 6X86MX 2.8 Volt 3.3 Volt
Pentium II "Klamath"
2.8 Volt
3.3 Volt
AMD K6-2
2.2 Volt
3.3 Volt
Pentium II and III
2.0 Volt
3.3 Volt
Pentium III "CuMine"
1.6 Volt
3.3 Volt