New chips often require a new socket but in previous years, AMD often had several in the market, all at the same time (e.g. AM1, FM2+, AM3+). Replacing all of those was AM4—a square socket ...

Finally, you'll need to make sure you have the best CPU cooler for the job. Your existing cooler may well have enough cooling capacity, but it may need an adapter kit to fit the latest CPU socket ...

This is the one we've been waiting for: the first true gaming chip of AMD's new Zen 5 processor range. We all knew this Ryzen 7 9800X3D was coming—back when the Ryzen 9000-series CPUs launched ...

When AMD formally revealed Socket AM5 for its next few generations of desktop processors, it made the bold statement that CPU coolers for Socket AM4 would be compatible with the new socket. By now ...

The Ryzen 5 7600 comes bundled with AMD’s Wraith Stealth cooler, while the Ryzen 5 7600X doesn’t come with a cooler at all. That saves you around $50 on a CPU cooler, and even more if you want ...

AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X offers affordable gaming, excelling in single-core performance and power efficiency. However, minimal multi-core bumps won't benefit users with recent CPUs.

AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X desktop CPU offers improved performance at a lower price and power draw compared to previous chips and rivals at Intel, making it a solid mid-range option.

AMD reveals Ryzen 9800X3D CPU priced at $479 – runs at a speedy 5.2GHz boost, ... What this means is that the cores are now closer to the cooling solution, and therefore will be kept cooler ...

AMD reached out to confirm that it actually has 96 cores. 8 Cores (1 out of 12) are used as overhead. Microsoft has unveiled a custom-designed AMD CPU Available only on Azure, it uses ultra-fast ...

Also get 49fps in BG3, 119fps in CS2, and 41fps in Cyberpunk 2077 using the new AMD Ryzen 8700G, all without the need for an extra CPU cooler.