AMD’s next-generation chipset will be sold under the 800 Series rather than the 700 Series, according to a new report about how AMD will be showcasing its next-generation chipset at this year’s COMPUTEX 2024 event, including its next Ryzen CPUs, which are said to be the Ryzen 9000 Series. AMD’s current chipset for Socket AM5 comprises the 600 Series; the new 800 Series name will be put it in line with Intel’s Z890 chipset for Core Ultra “Arrow Lake-S” CPUs.
From a report (machine translated):
- “Obviously, we can expect various motherboard manufacturers to display AMD and Intel 800 series chip motherboards at Computex 2024.”
- “It has been confirmed that the chips used with AMD Ryzen 9000 will be called the 800 series, the same as Intel.”
- “However, there are still motherboard manufacturers working hard on the first-generation AM5 pin motherboards, such as the upcoming B650E AORUS PRO X USB4 from GIGABYTE.”
A look at the box for one of GIGABYTE’s next motherboards:
Benchlife.info on the B650E AORUS PRO X USB4 (machine translated):
Looking at the specifications, it turns out that this board is designed for Granite Ridge, which is AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors. …the B650E AORUS PRO X USB4 motherboard matches the specifications of most AMD X870 motherboards.
…GIGABYTE has equipped the commonly used B1 and B2 slots with super durable armor. In addition to reminding users to use this slot first, it also ensures that the two most commonly used memories body for optimal protection. As for why they aren’t all equipped with super-durable armor… maybe it’s because most people don’t fill up their memory.