AMD Commits To 2025+ AM5 “Ryzen” Desktop Socket Support: We Want To Stay On AM5 For As Long As We Possibly Can

21.12.2023 - 00:05 / wccftech.com

AMD has reiterated its commitment to the AM5 socket till 2025 and beyond as it continues to expand its Ryzen Desktop platform in the coming years.

In an interview with OverclockersUK, AMD's Vice President & GM of the Client Channel Business, David Mcafee, reiterated their commitment to the AM5 Desktop CPU platform. Launched last year, the AM5 platform supports the latest and greatest Ryzen CPUs based on the Zen 4 architecture and the platform itself will continue to evolve with new Ryzen CPUs and feature support going forward.

Currently, the AMD AM5 platform comes with two types of Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs, the standard Ryzen 7000 and the 3D V-Cache enhanced Ryzen 7000X3D chips. The platform is also the only one that currently offers native support for PCIe Gen5 hardware such as NVMe SSDs and discrete GPUs. The competition on the other hand lacks in the PCIe Gen5 SSD department with Phison specifically selecting AMD as its primary partner to accelerate the Gen5 storage ecosystem. We have also seen early performance data that showcases AMD leading with faster speeds when running Phison's upcoming Gen5 SSD controllers.

David says that AMD wants to stay on AM5 for as long as they can and they are currently sticking by their 2025+ statement. The platform is expected to receive a major update in 2024 with the launch of new Ryzen 8000G APUs and the next-gen Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" Desktop CPUs. These CPUs will also be available in both standard & 3D V-Cache flavors & will mark a major development within the high-end segment.

Q [Briony Hannam - OCUK] - Is there an update on AM5 socket support or does the original statement from AMD to continue support through 2025 still stand?

A [David Mcafee - AMD Corporate Vice President & General Manager of Client Channel Buisness]- It absolutely still stands! I think that we certainly recognized that the longevity of the AM4 platforms was one of the biggest reasons that led to the success of Ryzen and as we think and as we think about the future, 2025 and beyond, that decision to move to a next-generation of socket is one that's going to be really thought through really really carefully.

We know the impact that moving to a new socket brings and we want to stay on AM5 for as long as we possibly can. We are firmly committed to 2025 and beyond and we will see how long that promise lasts beyond 2025.

via OCUK

AMD will likely release at least one more family for the AM5 Desktop CPU platform as it enters 2025 before it starts looking into whether to stick with the platform for longer or to shift to an entirely new home for Ryzen CPUs. It will be a big decision as the longevity of the last-gen AM4 platform is what made Ryzen such as big success whereas the competition is known for