Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. AMD's next-generation AM6 socket will house next-generation Zen 7 processors, and it'll feature 2100 pins with a higher pin density than the AM5 socket, ...

One of the main reasons AMD CPUs have proven so popular in recent years the company's policy to use the same CPU sockets across multiple generations. This has meant that a user could buy a motherboard ...

With AMD’s new Ryzen 7000 processors set for launch on August 29th, we’ve already seen a number of manufacturers confirm compatibility for the new upcoming AM5 socket. In fact, by and large, it does ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Alphacool has confirmed that its family of CPU coolers and AIO cooling solutions are ready for AMD's upcoming AM5 socket. AMD's upcoming AM5 socket will be ...

AMD has announced an extension of its AM5 platform roadmap, confirming that new processors compatible with the socket will continue to be released through at least 2029. The updated commitment was ...

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 ...

Rumor mill: AMD's next-gen AM6 CPU socket will reportedly have 2,100 pins, a 22-percent increase over the 1,718 pins in AM5. However, despite the increased pin count, the two sockets are said to be ...

Intel's first socketed microprocessors came in a dual in-line package (DIP) with 40 connectors. The i486 used a variety of sockets, but the most popular had 237 contacts. AMD's "Socket A" for the ...