As near the launch of AMD’s 3rd Gen Ryzen processors, rumours have begun to swirl about what their performance will be like. We’ve already heard that the new chips will offer improved performance over their predecessors and will support DDR5 memory.
However, there’s one more thing that could make these new processors even better. According to the Latest Tech news, the AM5 socket will allow them to run on motherboards with older AM4 boards. This means that future Ryzen motherboards may be backwards compatible—meaning you won’t have to use expensive aftermarket boards if you want both features when upgrading from generation 2 or 1 CPUs!
Rumoured Specs for AM5 Motherboards and Processors
- AM5 socket will be compatible with the Zen 3 CPUs
- AM5 socket will support DDR5 memory
- AM5 socket will support PCIe 4.0 (8 GT/s)
- AM5 motherboard chipset supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
The AM5 socket is the rumoured home for 3rd Gen Ryzen processors, Zen 3 CPUs and more. The new AM5 socket will come with several improvements over its predecessor, including support for DDR5 memory and a wider range of processor speeds up to 3500MHz.
According to reports, the AM5 socket will come with several improvements over AM4 and bring DDR5 memory support to AMD’s Ryzen platform.
With the launch of 3rd Gen Ryzen processors in 2020, AMD plans on releasing a new platform for these chips which will be known as Zen 3. This new CPU range will include mainstream desktop processors that are expected to have higher clock speeds than their predecessors while also using less power per cycle.
The company also plans on releasing high-end desktop models based on its new chip architecture at some point during 2020. However, it currently doesn’t have any information regarding those products yet so they’re just rumours at this point!
The latest Tech news revealed that Next-generation AMD processors are coming for desktop PCs and the socket is likely to be called the AM5, with features including support for LPDDR5 RAM.
The first CPUs to use these new graphics cards will be based on Zen 2 architecture, but it’s not clear when they’ll be released or what form factor they’ll take, it could be a CPU die packaged into an APU package or even an all-in-one design.
New Zen 3 from AMD
According to latest tech news available with Viralblogy, the new Zen 3 architecture AMD introduced with the Ryzen 5000 series and Ryzen PRO 5000 series is a big leap forward, but it remains to be seen whether it will come to desktops as an upgrade or as part of a new platform.
AMD has said that Zen 3 will be used in more than just its mainstream desktop processors. The company has also promised that its server chips will feature this new architecture, which should mean that we’ll see some significant hardware improvements across all aspects of computing in 2019 and beyond.
When AMD unveiled Zen 3 at CES 2021, it made clear that its latest microarchitecture would be used in more than just the company’s mainstream desktop processors. AMD has announced that Zen 3 will be used in Epyc server processors and Ryzen Pro processors for businesses.
In addition to this, AMD says it will launch a new socket called the AMD AM5 socket with support for Zen 2 and Summit Ridge APUs (Advanced Processing Unit).
But while AMD has begun giving us hints about what is coming, including next-generation Ryzen Pro processors for businesses early this year and Epyc server processors, later on, we don’t know much about how these chips will fit into the company’s plans for desktop PCs. While AMD has begun giving us hints about what is coming, including next-generation Ryzen Pro processors for businesses early this year and Epyc server processors, later on, we don’t know much about how these chips will fit into the company’s plans for desktop PCs. AMD recently confirmed that it will be launching its third-generation Zen architecture (Zen 3) in 2022 as part of its “Pinnacle Ridge” family of processors.
The company also says that it plans to use Zen 3 in more than just its mainstream desktop CPUs—it will likely be used in high-end parts such as Thread rippers 2 or Epyc 7400 series too. But AMD has begun giving us hints about what is coming, including next-generation Ryzen Pro processors for businesses early this year and Epyc server processors later on.
Latest tech news about AMD AM5 Socket
According to the latest Tech news, we’ll soon see chips that use AMD’s Zen 3 technology paired with a socket that is called the AM5. The AM5 is the name of both the processor and its socket. It’s not clear how long this will last or whether it means there are two versions of Ryzen 3 processors coming—one for AM4 and one for AM5.
However, AMD has not confirmed any such thing and therefore there’s no word on when we might see this happen or what kind of performance improvement you can expect over a standard Ryzen 7 or 8 processor in terms of raw power or clock speed boost
As you might expect from its name, the AM5 socket will reportedly take over from AM4, which launched in 2016 and has since been used in everything from budget PCs to enthusiast machines.
According to Viralblogy, The new CPU line-up will be based on AMD’s Zen 3 architecture the same as its predecessor but with some tweaks and improvements like higher clock speeds and lower power consumption. It should also offer better performance per dollar than its predecessor did (though it’s not clear how much).
Conclusion
The AMD AM5 socket will be important for AMD, but it’s more important for consumers. It means that if you’re looking at upgrading your CPU, you’ll need to buy a new motherboard as well which is a problem if you already have one in good condition. However, we expect this change will be worth it when AMD starts releasing its new Zen 3-based processors in late 2022 or early 2023.