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In conclusion, a socket is used to connect the CPU to the motherboard whereas a slot is used to connect expansion cards to the motherboard. They are both physical components on a motherboard but serve a different purpose.

Article Talk. A slot comprises the operation issue and data path machinery surrounding a set of one or more execution unit (also called a functional unit (FU)) which share these resources.