[Hardware] AMD confirms: do not spend extra money when changing CPUs for a long time

[FNX Magokiler]

Although AMD launched its previous socket (the AM4) in September 2016, in 2023 it has continued to launch new processors for it, giving it a longevity never seen before and allowing you to change CPUs without buying a new board. And now Lisa Su's company has confirmed that it has similar plans for its new AM5 socket, initially launched in September 2022 and which they say they intend to continue using at least until 2025, but with the promise of keeping it as long as they want. may be possible.

The AM5 socket was a turning point for AMD, since with it they changed from the PGA connection type (the pins are on the processor) to LGA (the pins are on the motherboard), but also because it was the first platform to support DDR5 RAM (they arrived late, but they arrived) and PCIe 5.0. It is a fairly important change and, although technology continues to advance, the longevity of the platform is a very important point for users.

AMD wants you to be able to change CPUs without buying a new board
The AMD AM5 socket is designed to deliver up to 230W of direct power to the processor, and features a modern I/O interface that includes dual-channel DDR5 memory interface and up to 28 PCIe 5.0 lanes (in this case, x16 PEG, two NVMe x4 and x4 for the chipset bus), in addition to the usual connectivity (USB and others). With the upcoming Phoenix APUs (the Ryzen 8000G of which we already know a lot about) it is rumored that we will even see video connectivity via USB-C.

 

 

AMD debuted the AM5 socket last year with the Zen 4 microarchitecture, although 2024 is expected to be the year in which those in red finally release their Zen 5 microarchitecture. For this reason precisely this news is quite interesting, because it implies that users who want to update their PC with the new Zen 5 processors that AMD launches will not have to change the motherboard, RAM or any other component, since they should be compatible with the new generation of processors.

But things could go even further; It is well known that manufacturers like AMD are not satisfied with launching one architecture and starting to work on the next, but Zen 6 is also in the company's plans (even before launching Zen 4 on the market), and given that so many DDR5 memory and the PCIe 5.0 interface will continue to be relevant when this launch occurs (there is talk of 2025, although we could even go as far as 2027) the AM5 socket may continue to hold up until then.

AMD has the longest sockets
Contrary to what happens with Intel and its "Tick-Tock" philosophy that requires changing systems every two years (three maximum), AMD seems more inclined to maintain its platform as long as possible, and with the changes always justified to adopt new technologies. In other words, when AMD moved from the AM4 socket to the AM5 after six years, it was because they wanted to adopt DDR5 and PCIe 5.0, taking the opportunity to switch from the PGA to LGA connection type along the way.

 

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