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The challenges of AMD CPU socket longevity

AMD has supported the AM4 platform for almost a decade. I wrote "has" because the company continues to roll out new processors for the socket, allowing those with older AMD motherboards to continue ...
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AMD's Socket AM6 Rumored For 2100 Pins And A Cool Detail

Intel's first socketed microprocessors came in a dual in-line package (DIP) with 40 connectors. The i486 used a variety of sockets, but the most popular had 237 contacts. AMD's "Socket A" for the ...
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AMD's new EPYX 7773X 'Milan-X' CPU benched in dual-socket insanity

AMD's new flagship EPYC 7773X "Milan-X" processor is now out in the wild, with dual-socket configurations benchmarked and some truly glorious results to drool over. The new AMD EPYC 7773X "Milan-X" ...
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AMD Socket AM5 Renders For Zen 4 Highlight A Potential Cooling Advantage Over Alder Lake

Back at CES 2022, AMD gave an update on the Zen 4 architecture that will first show up with the Ryzen 7000 series processors. Those chips, at least in desktop form, will go into Socket AM5. Where ...