AMD extends Socket AM5 support through at least 2029; AM4 refuses to die

As for the current AM5 socket, AMD officially announced that it was extending its support to at least 2029—it was originally planned to last until 2025, then until “ 2027+ ,” so that means between two ...
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AMD's new AM6 socket has all the pins—2,100 of 'em—but don't worry, your old CPU cooler will apparently still fit just fine

More pins equals more performance, right? If so, get ready for AMD's next-gen AM6 CPU socket. According to a new AMD patent filing (via Bits and Chips), it'll have about 2,100 of the pointy little ...
PC World

AMD will use the AM4 socket through its ‘Zen 3’ CPUs, but it will drop older chipset support

AMD said Thursday that it will continue to use its AM4 processor socket straight through its next generation of Zen 3 processors, fulfilling the pledge it made to continue the socket through 2020. AMD ...
Hexus

AMD looks to standardise sockets after AM3+ and FM2

It's now known that AMD's upcoming Vishera Piledriver cores will continue to use the firm's AM3+ socket, with early confirmation perhaps showing up when companies such as ASUS began to announce ...
Digital Trends

Everything AMD’s new AM5 socket reveals about Zen 4

The next generation of AMD Zen 4 processors, code-named AMD Ryzen Raphael, is on the horizon. While the launch is still far away, ExecutableFix on Twitter already revealed renders of what the AM5 CPU ...
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AMD Is Sticking With Its AM4 Socket and That’s Great If You Want to Build a PC

It’s a small thing that only people building and upgrading their own PCs will appreciate but to the delight of AMD enthusiasts, the company recently announced that it would make its future Zen 3 ...
TweakTown

AMD commits to AM5 socket until 2025 and beyond, wants it lasting as long as possible

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. AMD stayed committed to the AM4 socket for a considerable time, and now we're learning that the same will apply to the AM5 socket. In a new interview with ...
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AMD's new AM5 socket: backwards compatible with AM4 coolers

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. AMD's next-gen AM5 socket will be here later this year, with the new AM5 socket taking AMD's next-gen Zen 4-based Ryzen 7000 series CPUs made on TSMC's new ...
Digital Trends

AMD’s new AM5 socket may be more backward compatible than we thought

The schematics for the AMD AM5 socket have leaked, revealing more information about the architecture of the upcoming Zen 4 processors. These findings suggest that AM5, also known as LGA1718, might ...
Forbes

AMD To Release Surprise Ryzen 5000XT Processors For Socket AM4

Exciting news for owners of AMD Socket AM4 motherboards and PCs - AMD has announced a yet unknown series of Ryzen 5000-series 'XT' processors. The the really interesting part is that they're for its ...
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AMD's New Chip Ploy--Open Source Sockets

AMD's Torrenza Innovation Socket initiative describes in detail a two-socket motherboard that will have an AMD chip in one socket and another processor in the other socket. By publishing the ...