Socket AM5, a new desktop platform that AMD launched in August 2022 to complement the next generation of Ryzen processors with several improvements, including dual-channel DDR5 memory and up to 24 PCIe 5.0 lanes, will be supported beyond 2027, Mark Papermaster has confirmed at a recent Tech Day event. Papermaster, who is employed as AMD’s Chief Technology Officer, also noted that at least two more Zen generations are on the way, including Zen 6 and Zen 7.
Papermaster said:
- “We wanted to clarify one of the comments made on stage during the engineering roundtable.”
- “During the session Joe made a comment about four generations of CPU support on the AM5 platform.”
- “This was meant to be a hypothetical to prompt discussion around designing a platform that spans multiple years and generations, as opposed to starting with a fresh platform each time.”
- “As announced at Computex, we remain committed that the AM5 platform will be supported through 2027+.”
One of the latest roadmaps from AMD:
Speculation regarding Zen 6 support:
…it is unlikely that Zen 6 will already use DDR6. Although the specifications for DDR6 are expected to be available in the second quarter of 2025, it traditionally takes longer for a new memory generation to reach the market. For DDR5, for example, the specifications were already set in the summer of 2020 , but the first products did not come out until 2021. However, AMD and Intel have only been using DDR5 since 2022.
Discussion (3 replies)
Join Discussion →I like sticking with AM5, will my mobo stay relevant though? The newer x870e chipset already has some nifty upgrades. What will the next 3 years bring?
Who knows. All I'll say is that sticking to a socket for that long is stupid. As nice as people think it is, staying with a socket for that many CPU generations creates a number of problems they seem to forget about.
I just dropped a 5700x3d in my old x470 board I bought in 2018 with a 2700x. 10/10 would do again, very happy with the long legs of the MB