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AMD in its Computex 2026 presentation, celebrated 10 years of the Socket AM4 platform that kickstarted the company's long march to competitiveness with Intel in the desktop PC processor market, and its eventual domination. Socket AM4 supports the original "Ze…

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AMD Announces Socket AM5 Longevity till 2029 Computex by btarunr Yesterday, 09:22 Discuss (35 Comments) AMD in its Computex 2026 presentation, celebrated 10 years of the Socket AM4 platform that kickstarted the company's long march to competitiveness with Intel in the desktop PC processor market, and its eventual domination. Socket AM4 supports the original "Zen" and "Zen+," across the Ryzen 1000 and Ryzen 2000; and would go on to support Ryzen 3000 "Zen 2," Ryzen 4000 "Zen 2" APUs, and the vastly successful Ryzen 5000 "Zen 3" series, at which point it had achieved performance leadership over Intel. The company formally launched its "latest" product for AM4, a fresh production run of the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, which is the fastest processor for gaming on the platform.

In 2022, AMD debuted Socket AM5 alongside the Ryzen 7000 series powered by the "Zen 4" architecture. At the time, the company promised a similar cadence of at least two processor generations on the socket, leading up to 2027 (5 years in the market). The company would go on to launch the Ryzen 8000 series APUs, and its current Ryzen 9000 series powered by the "Zen 5" architecture. Its latest product line sees the introduction of Ryzen AI 400 series desktop APUs. Without naming any future processor generation or architecture, AMD announced that AM5 will have platform longevity till 2029. This would mean the introduction of at least one more microarchitecture, "Zen 6," and the product lines derived from it. Since AMD didn't announce "Zen 6" at Computex, the company likely won't debut it in 2026, instead, hold on to the current lineup, and possibly tease or announce "Zen 6" in 2027, with product launches expected that year. This would align with market availability of "Zen 6" for the following two years going into 2029.

35 Comments on AMD Announces Socket AM5 Longevity till 2029

#1 Will AM5 even get any new architectures beyond Zen6 though or it will be like AM4 and continued rehashing of 5000 series of CPUs. #2 I heard that 11800x3d might be AM5 if true gonna be a sweet upgrade on this x670e I hope... #3 Looking forward to the Ryzen AI 1080X3D. #4 That slide's hilarious. "Unmatched longevity" and they decided to give AM4 the longer span on the slide.

Unfortunately I do worry for what will happen if they hold on to AM5 this long. From what I understand it was getting limited in expandability options by '24. Stretching it all the way to '29 might prove painful especially as Intel moves ever forward—albeit they have their own issues with committing to a platform long enough. #5

ChaitanyaWill AM5 even get any new architectures beyond Zen6 though or it will be like AM4 and continued rehashing of 5000 series of CPUs.

Zen6 and Zen7. The hint is in the word 'new architectures'.

#6 Good because I sure as heck won't be upgrading my RAM any time soon. #7

yfn_ratchetThat slide's hilarious. "Unmatched longevity" and they decided to give AM4 the longer span on the slide.

Unfortunately I do worry for what will happen if they hold on to AM5 this long. From what I understand it was getting limited in expandability options by '24. Stretching it all the way to '29 might prove painful especially as Intel moves ever forward—albeit they have their own issues with committing to a platform long enough.

I think the point was to show that they have a history of socket longevity, rather than rolling out new sockets every couple generations like Intel has done basically forever. They have stated that LGA1954 will be a long lasting socket IIRC, hopefully they stick to that. It would be a nice change that benefits all.

As for AM5, it will get Zen 6 for sure. There have been rumors about Zen 7. I didn't think so at first, but with the way the market seems to be going these days, I think it's plausible. #8 Relaunching 5000 series CPUs is going to be the Skyrim of the CPU world. #9

FiredropsRelaunching 5000 series CPUs is going to be the Skyrim of the CPU world.

AMD: You're finally awake! #10

Tek-CheckZen6 and Zen7. The hint is in the word 'new architectures'.

Given we are on 2 year cadence for new CPU architectures, it might mean Zen7 might end up on future socket with Zen6 being last of CPU architectures coming to AM5. #11

ChaitanyaGiven we are on 2 year cadence for new CPU architectures, it might mean Zen7 might end up on future socket with Zen6 being last of CPU architectures coming to AM5.

No. Again, they said new architectures. It's plular in standard English.

There's no appetite for client DDR6 platform either from Intel or AMD before 2030, as data center market is absolutely crazy thirsty for memory. And it's very expensive. They would be insane to launch such new platforms in such reality.

Tom's leaks suggest that Intel would support 1954 socket for three generations, so it also makes sense that AMD launches Zen7 on AM5. #12 Let's be honest, how many of us really just upgrade the CPU at this point.
We just build new systems every 3-4 years. Yes, you can upgrade CPU, ram, etc but ..there will always be some feature on the motherboard chipset that you want every few years. Mostly pcie now these days.
You want the extra bandwidth or more m2 slots, etc.
Yes you can upgrade the motherboard without upgrading CPU, ram, etc .
Lol, but you know you are just going to swap out everything lol #13 What about chipset? Are they gonna reuse the same old chipset that being rebadged a couple billion time? #14 AMD is a very static company in a very dynamic industry. Maybe they will offer something in 29 worth getting an upgrade for. Nah. #15 Extended for Zen 6% this time. #16

ApocalypseeWhat about chipset? Are they gonna reuse the same old chipset that being rebadged a couple billion time?

Unfortunately, yes :( . #17

myktekLet's be honest, how many of us really just upgrade the CPU at this point.
We just build new systems every 3-4 years. Yes, you can upgrade CPU, ram, etc but ..there will always be some feature on the motherboard chipset that you want every few years. Mostly pcie now these days.
You want the extra bandwidth or more m2 slots, etc.
Yes you can upgrade the motherboard without upgrading CPU, ram, etc .
Lol, but you know you are just going to swap out everything lol

Actually the rumour is AMD using Promontory for the third time with next gen mobos. With Intel yes, you do get new chipset features each gen. #18

myktekLet's be honest, how many of us really just upgrade the CPU at this point.
We just build new systems every 3-4 years. Yes, you can upgrade CPU, ram, etc but ..there will always be some feature on the motherboard chipset that you want every few years. Mostly pcie now these days.
You want the extra bandwidth or more m2 slots, etc.
Yes you can upgrade the motherboard without upgrading CPU, ram, etc .
Lol, but you know you are just going to swap out everything lol

Going from something like a 7700x to Zen 6 16 core part would be a pretty massive upgrade, while retaining the rest of the system. That would be a tangible upgrade, getting more PCIe lanes every few years is not a tangible upgrade unless you also always upgrade several SSDs every few years, and that is a rare sight. And I'm pretty sure I've seen plenty of folk here go from Zen4 to Zen5. #19 Now this is a bit tricky wording. What is considered a change in architecture from AMD's perspective?
Change in core design or any change in SoC?

I'd say Strix Halo, based on modified Zen 5 architecture, can also be considered a different architecture.
That way, Zen 6 and Strix Halo's successor are enough to justify letter "s" in "architectures".

I'd be really nice to have Zen 7 around on AM5, but let's be honest here - having not enough pins is constraining.
If Intel delivers significant changes in RAM and/or PCIe lanes, AMD will have no other choice than to switch to another socket to stay competitive. #20

Tek-CheckNo. Again, they said new architectures. It's plular in standard English.

But "product" is singular. Bad ECC (error checking amd correction). #21

WirkoBut "product" is singular. Bad ECC (error checking amd correction).

True that. If they don't launch Zen7 on AM5, they could always claim that they misplaced one letter 's'. #22

Tek-CheckTrue that. If they don't launch Zen7 on AM5, they could always claim that they misplaced one letter 'so.

Whatever happens, one thing is for sure: when AM6 is launched, there will be no new top performance chips on AM5, save for an occasional "XT".

LittleBroWhat is considered a change in architecture from AMD's perspective?
Change in core design or any change in SoC?

There's still room for Zen 5+, which would count as one. My remark is only half-sarcastic because mobile Zen 3+ was a significant update.

LittleBroI'd be really nice to have Zen 7 around on AM5, but let's be honest here - having not enough pins is constraining.

AMD could get (us) very far with the existing pin count if they wanted:
- speedier chipset link
- less restricted licensing, so board makers could connect two chipsets in parallel
- bifurcation ability on Gen5 x4 ports, at least to x2/x2.

Tek-CheckTrue that. If they don't launch Zen7 on AM5, they could always claim that they misplaced one letter 'so.

Also, a plural can mean "any number, we can't tell you yet, maybe even we don't know yet". #23 I hope Zen7 will be still AM5, but I wouldn't be angry with them if they released really new chipsets that aren't the second refresh of Promotory21, either. As it looks now, I will skip Zen5 and 6 and wait till AM6 to then upgrade my AM5-board with 7800X3D to Zen7, whatever dual-CCD CPU with X3D will be available then.
But I should take a closer look at used prices to determine wether it wouldn't be a better idea to get a 9800X3D/9800X3D and sell the 7800X3D while it still fetches a decent price.

Either way, we have seen what socket longevity can mean wiht AM4 - the last CPU that was actually a useful upgrade was the 5800X3D and perhaps the 5800XT, everything alese after that was only cheap garbage, often replacing better, but more expansive hardware. AMD is now doing the same thing with the 7800X3D. They won't simply give you the 7800X3D cheaper, that would be to much value, they have to downgrade it to 7700X3D. #24

ChaitanyaWill AM5 even get any new architectures beyond Zen6 though or it will be like AM4 and continued rehashing of 5000 series of CPUs.

Zen 6 is all but confirmed for AM5 and Zen 7 (Grimlock Ridge) is currently rumoured to still use AM5 and even reuse the IOD from Zen 6. This matches up with what AMD was saying. #25

GvonTechAMD is a very static company in a very dynamic industry. Maybe they will offer something in 29 worth getting an upgrade for. Nah.

Considering the state of the PC enthusiast market, be happy that they're even willing to throw us some table scraps. Add your own comment

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