While AM4’s longevity has surprised us all, though, a long-lasting socket was something AMD had planned from the start. To find out more about the humble beginnings of Ryzen and the sockets that ...

Two new Socket AM4 AMD Ryzen CPUs have just been unveiled, in the form of the AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT and AMD Ryzen 7 5800XT, with the latter being the fastest-clocked AM4 processor in its class yet ...

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 ...

AMD has two CPU sockets to choose from: AM4 and AM5. The former has been around since 2016 but lots of new motherboards still sport this socket, as AMD only introduced the newer AM5 system in 2022 ...

While unexpected, AMD stated its intention to support Socket AM4 long after Socket AM5's release - something confirmed by ex AMD employee, Robert Hallock in my interview with him in 2022, where he ...

Owners of old AMD AM4 motherboards appear to have been given yet another upgrade option, despite AMD now being two generations into its newer AM5 socket, with the arrival of the Ryzen 5 5600XT ...

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

AMD is hoping to keep that trend going with the AM5 socket that debuted last year with the new motherboards for Ryzen 7000. According to the latest roadmaps, AM5 will be used through 2025 at the ...

AMD also dominated the motherboard revenue share for the week, taking an 86.5% slice of the pie ($644,584) while Intel managed 13.5% ($100,564). Breaking down the individual socket types, AMD's ...

Then, in 2022, AMD finally released a new socket, AM5, which supports both Ryzen 7000 processors and the new Ryzen 9000 chips. Plus, AMD has committed to supporting AM5 until at least 2027.

AMD has announced the Ryzen 7000 series desktop processors along with the AM5 socket and the 600-series motherboard chipsets, all set to release on Sept. 27 starting at US$299. Model Cores ...