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At this rate, AMD's AM4 platform might just outlive the PowerPC era

AMD's current AM5 platform seems so well-established today that we sometimes forget that the 9-year-old AM4 is still alive and kicking. Nearly a decade after its introduction in 2016, the AM4 platform ...
PCGamesN

A new AMD Ryzen 5000 CPU just dropped, and Socket AM4 is now seemingly immortal

AMD has just dropped yet another Socket AM4 CPU, breathing yet more life into the aging platform. The new AMD Ryzen 5 5600F has just been launched nine years after AMD first introduced Socket AM4 in ...
Ars Technica

Comparison of the Optimus Foundation AM4 block to the Corsair XC7 RGB CPU block

I did a comparison of the Optimus Foundation AM4 block to the Corsair XC7 RGB CPU block in the same system. When I built my open loop, the Optimus Foundation AM4 block I ordered was on back order. I ...
PC World

AMD has a new AM4 Ryzen X3D processor, but you can’t have it

AM4 is the CPU socket that just refuses to die. Nearly a decade after first making its way into motherboards, AMD is still releasing new processors for the long-lived setup, still delivering upgrade ...
PC Gamer

Despite being just a humble CPU socket, AMD 'boldly suggests' AM4 has 'legendary status'

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HotHardware

AMD May Extend Socket AM4 With Two More Ryzen 5000 CPU Launches

With the blistering pace of technology during the last decade, one of the most crucial pieces of hardware has been the CPU. AMD has blazed a trail of providing products that appeal to enthusiasts with ...