When consumers with AM4 or AM5 motherboards come to upgrade, AMD maintaining socket longevity means they will only have to buy a new CPU to upgrade, rather than a full motherboard and memory.

Two new Socket AM4 AMD Ryzen CPUs have just been unveiled ... Both these CPUs are for AMD's now ancient AM4 motherboard range, enabling gamers to get a CPU upgrade on boards that are many years ...

How to pick the right motherboard for your next AMD or Intel PC build ... A CPU built for the AM5 socket will not work in an AM4 socket, and vice versa. They also use different system memory ...

If you had an AM4 motherboard with a 300-series chipset ... By the time we're in the next decade, there'll be another new AMD chip socket to ensure that the latest DDR RAM and PCI Express ...

AMD's AM4 socket has completely changed motherboard and CPU compatibility. Enduring for a decade, it put to rest the idea ...

The Ryzen 9 5900X requires the AM4 socket (AMD has since moved on to AM5) in its motherboard, and thankfully there are still plenty of great options on the market despite the CPU's age.

It might be a few generations behind ... of a socket change with Ryzen processors, meaning motherboard compatibility can be a bit tricky, so I'm listing my top picks that all feature the AM4 ...

While AMD has ... still on AM4. AM4 also has the benefit of still using DDR4 RAM, which for several years was cheaper and easier to source compared to DDR5. With long running motherboard models ...

It was followed by the AM4 socket with 1,070 sales. Also see: AMD X870/X870E Motherboard Roundup: 21 Mobos Tested Most of Intel's motherboard sales were the LGA 1700 variety, used for the Alder ...

Yes, you must buy the correct motherboard for your processor. The most important thing is to check the socket type before purchasing. For example, if you have an AMD CPU, it will either be an AM4 ...

or B860 motherboard to work – and these chipsets will not work with an older CPU. AMD takes a slightly different approach. AMD only just recently moved on from the AM4 socket that it supported ...