AMD preparing new Ryzen 5000 XT series processors
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Keeping the AM4 socket alive

In addition to announcing new AM5 processors, AMD is obviously keen to keep the AM4 socket alive, extending support for the socket well through the year. At a dedicated event in China, AMD unveiled both the Ryzen 8000F series SKUs, that will come with disabled integrated graphics, as well as the new Ryzen 5000 XT series SKUs.

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D hits retail at $249
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Thursday, 01 February 2024 21:23

AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D hits retail at $249


3D V-Cache flexes its muscles in some games

AMD officially launched its new Ryzen 5700X3D CPU yesterday, alongside the Ryzen 8000G series CPUs yesterday. The Ryzen 7 5700X3D is an interesting addition to AMD's AM4 lineup and at $249, it could be the best pick for an upgrade.

AMD refreshes socket AM4 desktop CPU lineup with Ryzen 5700X3D, 5700 and 5000GT APUs
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Might be quite popular on the market

In addition to the new Ryzen 8000G series lineup and the Radeon RX 7600 XT 16GB graphics card, AMD has unveiled a couple of new AM4 desktop processors, including the Ryzen 7 5700X3D, Ryzen 7 5700, and a couple of Ryzen 5000GT series APUs.

AMD says AM4 is here to stay
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Tuesday, 24 May 2022 16:25

AMD says AM4 is here to stay


"Will continue for many years to come"

While it has officially unveiled its next-gen AM5 platform at Computex, AMD was keen to note that the AM4 platform is not going anywhere and it is here to stay.

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D brings 3D V-Cache to AM4
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Tuesday, 04 January 2022 23:29

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D brings 3D V-Cache to AM4


Coming this spring

During its CES 2022 presentation, AMD has also unveiled the new Ryzen 7 5800X3D, the first consumer PC with 3D stacking.

AMD Zen 3 with 3D V-cache coming in Q1 2022
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Tuesday, 12 October 2021 23:21

AMD Zen 3 with 3D V-cache coming in Q1 2022


The company celebrates five years of Ryzen

In a special video interview/presentation celebrating five years of Ryzen and led by none other than AMD's own John Taylor and Robert Hallock, AMD shed some light about its future CPU path, including Zen 3 with 3D V-cache, Zen 4, PCIe Gen5, and DDR5.

EVGA's X570 Dark motherboard gets pictured
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Thursday, 26 August 2021 13:46

EVGA's X570 Dark motherboard gets pictured


More details on the upcoming flagship AM4 motherboard

A picture of the EVGA upcoming X570 Dark motherboard has been posted online and shows what we can expect from this flagship EVGA AM4 motherboard.

AMD future Zen 3 to be supported on AM4 socket
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On X570 and B550 motherboard with BIOS update

AMD's Robert Hallock has given a quick insight into the future of AMD's Socket AM4, as well as some history on how far has it come since AMD made that bold commitment back in 2016.

AMD Zen 2 rumored to offer 10-15 percent IPC uplift
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Might even bring higher core count to AM4

According to recent rumors, AMD's Zen 2 architecture will bring impressive IPC performance boost and could even bring a higher core count, all thanks to the new 7nm manufacturing process.

Motherboard makers cheer their own AM4 X470 motherboards
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ASRock, Asus, Biostar, Gigabyte, and MSI join the party

As expected, since AMD has now officially lifted the NDA (non disclosure agreement) from its second generation Ryzen 2000-series Pinnacle Ridge CPUs and the shiny new X470 chipset, most, if not all motherboard makers have announced their own versions, with some launching more than one motherboard to cover a wider market range.