There has been plenty of big news coming from AMD lately, with Team Red gearing up for a new generation of CPUs with the Ryzen 9000 series. This represents the evolution of the AM5 socket and a step up to the latest Zen 5 architecture. Speaking of the socket, we’ve been in contact with AMD to ask them about what’s in store, and commitment to AM5 seems to be a big focus moving forward.
Not too long ago at Computex, AMD announced AM5 will be sticking around for some time and our interview with AMD’s Product and Business Development Manager, Martijn Boonstra, further backs up that statement.
Socket longevity is the name of the game
It’s no secret that AM4 is a platform that has proven to be a huge success for AMD, first launching way back in 2016 and remaining relevant to this day with a number of CPU generations supported by it. When discussing this with Martijn, he noted: “I’m very proud of the company and very proud of what the engineers have done making that longevity of the AM4 socket”.
With AMD still releasing new AM4-based CPUs to this day, recently announcing the 5000XT line-up, we can see that they’ve worked hard to keep this platform alive as long as possible. AM5 was first introduced with the Ryzen 7000 series, and the next 9000 series will be an evolution of that for desktop users – particularly gamers or content creators. Martijn went on to say: “Big fingers crossed we can do the same for socket AM5, but it’s definitely one of our goals, right? Socket longevity”. We also have our hopes that AM5 can be a repeat success – and a long-lasting one.
Will AM5 prove to have the same success?
Only time will tell if AM5 will truly stick around for the same kind of length. We already know from AMD that the latest platform will be supported until at least 2027. The Ryzen 9000 series should spark further interest and Martijn was keen to point out that “the most affordable socket AM5 parts are actually coming out today”, referencing the recent 8000 series launch, including 8000G and 8000F products for the more budget-focused buyers out there.
While it’s true that the platform isn’t short of budget options, we imagine that most people will be looking forward to what the 9000 series brings. AM4 has been a huge success, and as Martijn rightly says: “this industry has usually taken one, maybe two
years for a socket change”, but that looks like a thing of the past for AMD right now.
