Socket 6 was a 486-generation CPU socket, a slightly modified version of the more common Socket 3. It was used in a few motherboards.

Socket 6

Type	ZIF
Chip form factors	PPGA
Contacts	235
FSB protocol	?
FSB frequency	60–66 MT/s
Voltage range	3.3 V
Processors	Intel 486
Predecessor	Socket 3
This article is part of the CPU socket series

Intel designed this new standard near the end of the 80486's market life, and therefore few motherboards were produced that used it, especially as the Socket 3 standard was already sufficient.^[1]