AMD CEO Lisa Su took part in a big interview, where, in particular, the topic of the future desktop platform was raised Socket AM5… We will remind you that the upcoming Ryzen 7000 processors, which are expected in the second half of this year, will use it.
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In particular, journalist Paul Alcorn from Tom’s Hardware asked if the company plans to provide long-term support for the AM5 platform, as was the case with the still relevant Socket AM4 platform. According to Lisa Su, the future AMD AM5 platform “Get a long life”… However, the head of AMD did not specify how many years we are talking regarding.
It should be recalled that the AMD Socket AM4 platform debuted simultaneously with the first generation of AMD Ryzen processors in March 2017. Since then, the port has remained the main port for the manufacturer, and the company continues to release new products for it. Take at least recent Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor announcement with 3D V-Cache technology, which is expected to be released this spring. The AMD AM4 platform is well designed with support for dual channel DDR4 memory and up to 28 PCIe lanes. Initially, these were PCIe 3.0, and with the release of chips on Zen 2 and the 500th series of AMD chipsets, the platform received support for PCIe 4.0. The change to Socket AM5 is due to the transition to a new generation of DDR5 RAM with support for four 40-bit channels and the introduction of the PCIe 5.0 interface.
“We are very pleased with the way the AM4 platform has evolved. We initially said that she would receive long-term support. This is what happened in the end. But with the advent of new technologies, the time has come for a platform change. I can’t say exactly how many years the new AM5 platform will be supported, but I can note that the support will be as long as AM4. I believe that the AM4 platform will remain on the market for several more years and to some extent will play the role of an alternative solution. “, – commented Lisa Su.
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