The AM5 socket marked an important change for AMD. On the one hand, it was assumed abandoning the PGA interface in favor of the LGA systemand on the other hand, it represented a leap to a new generation platform compatible with the most advanced standards in the sector, such as DDR5 memories and PCIe Gen5 connectivity.

With the introduction of the AM5 socket, it would be normal for the AM4 socket to disappear, but the reality was completely different. Letter has a second youth thanks to the great performance Ryzen 5000 processors still offer and the price drop they’ve been experiencing in recent months.

The lifespan of the AM4 socket will have a direct impact on the AM5 socket. David Mcafee, AMD’s vice president and general manager of the customer business channel, confirmed this in a recent interview. An executive commented will continue beyond 2025, and emphasized that changing the outlet is a complicated decision and must therefore be done with great care.

Your idea is to keep that drawer as long as possible, although he did not give an exact date for how many years it will be before a successor arrives. Personally, I think he will most likely stay by 2026 or 2027at best this means having a lifespan similar to that of an AM4 socket.

In 2024, a new generation of Ryzen processors will be launched based on Zen 5, an architecture that will represent a significant evolution compared to Zen 4 and will use the AM5 socket. With that in mind, this socket should be compatible with at least three generations of processorswhich would bring us Zen 6 as the possible “end point” of its lifecycle.

Socket AM5 and DDR5 memory: here comes one of the most anticipated improvements

One of the big unsolved problems that socket AM5 motherboards have is undoubtedly the memory speed scaling issue when using four DDR5 modules. As many of our regular readers remember The ideal configuration is two modules for dual channel activation, In fact, AMD itself warned of this issue before the Ryzen 7000 processors were launched.

If we assemble four modules we may have stability issuesIn fact, it’s likely that the PC won’t even get the “0d” code on the motherboard, which pinpoints a memory error and prevents it from booting. In the event that it starts, we will have to accept youlower maximum speeds to those we would have with a dual-module configuration, which of course will affect performance.

David Mcafee confirmed this They are working on this topicand they hope to be able to implement the necessary improvements so that at some point it will finally be possible to use a configuration of four DDR5 modules at maximum speed without any sacrifices. I can personally tell you that for all the equipment I have configured, I have always chosen to limit the mounting to two modules precisely for this problem.