TL;DR: AMD's next-generation AM6 socket will support Zen 7 processors with 2100 pins, a 22% increase in pin density over AM5, while maintaining the same size. This enables higher power delivery ...

When AMD's Zen 4 processors arrive sometime next year, they're expected to use a new AM5 socket, replacing the AM4 socket used on the company's current best gaming CPU. This means the current best ...

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock was up on Tuesday after company executives addressed issues with AM5 CPU socket failures. AMD executives David McAfee and Travis Kirsch said that CPU socket failures ...

AMD's upcoming AM5 socket will be the new home for their next-gen Ryzen 7000 series "Zen 4" processors, with AM5-based motherboards rolling out with DDR5 memory and PCIe 5.0 technology for next-gen ...

AMD has supported the AM4 platform for almost a decade. I wrote "has" because the company continues to roll out new processors for the socket, allowing those with older AMD motherboards to continue ...

When AMD formally revealed Socket AM5 for its next few generations of desktop processors, it made the bold statement that CPU coolers for Socket AM4 would be compatible with the new socket. By now, we ...

The next generation of AMD Zen 4 processors, code-named AMD Ryzen Raphael, is on the horizon. While the launch is still far away, ExecutableFix on Twitter already revealed renders of what the AM5 CPU ...

With the AMD Ryzen 7000 processors set to release around October this year, one of the biggest differences we’ll see when compared to prior generations is that this will be transitioning to a brand ...

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 ...

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 ...