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Motherboards that use the AM5 socket will also support the new Ryzen 7 9700X. Every 9000 series CPU features AM5 sockets, just like the last 7000 series. Thus, all currently available B650 and X670 ...

Back at CES 2022, AMD gave an update on the Zen 4 architecture that will first show up with the Ryzen 7000 series processors. Those chips, at least in desktop form, will go into Socket AM5. Where ...

Like all modern processors, AMD's Ryzen chips require microcode updates at boot to do their thing. These microcode updates come from AMD as part of its AGESA firmware that contains System Management ...

Chipsets will be formed of the X670E, X670, B650E and B650. AMD AM5 infrastructure is paired with that LGA 1718 socket and requires new chipsets. The 600-series platform comes equipped with DDR5 ...

AMD has been very clear that its current AM4 socket will be retired when its Zen 4 chips are released next year. The new socket, generally believed to be called AM5, will switch to an LGA design, ...