MSI's A-XMP basically does the same as Intel XMP but for AMD AM4 motherboard based systems. It is described by the firm as the "world’s first 1-second DDR4 performance and stability feature".

Updated BIOS version for each model could support AMD 2nd Generation Ryzen Desktop Processors and implements AMD AGESA 1.1.0.1 microcode to optimize CPU performance together with MSI AM4 motherboards.

I wonder if the framework mainboard would fit inside the rugged casing of my oldest Toughbook sanely – a super rugged but still more upgradeable and modular laptop could interesting.

The best AMD AM4. This is the very best AMD B550 motherboard you can buy. Period. It's not even super expensive, despite its comprehensive feature set.

You can take the mainboard out of your laptop and put it into something else. It doesn’t take that long. I wouldn’t want to, but I want to use a laptop more than a handheld in any case.

The nearly final prototype case for the handheld Framework-based gaming system. (Credit: TommyB, YouTube) Building your own handheld gaming console has been a popular project for many years, but ...

There's 5 CPU architectures on AM4, 4 process nodes used, over 125 processors, and over 500 motherboards. Quite impressive there, AMD, especially if you compare this to 7-10 years ago.

In part, we're responsible for this rumor. Speaking to us on YouTube, AMD's Robert Hallock said that AMD's sockets, AM4 and AM5, are to "co-exist," and that AM4 "has a lot of life."However, he ...