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 ...

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 ...

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 ... have appeared in motherboard CPU ...

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 ...

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

One of the best things about building with AMD hardware in the last few years has been the longevity of the AM4 processor socket ... about buying a B650 or X670 motherboard for the latest Ryzen ...

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 ...

Although memory isn’t backwards compatible, AMD promises that the socket will support AM4 coolers ... The 600-series Motherboard chipsets are split into the enthusiast X series and mainstream ...

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 ...