Which legacy socket(s) accepted both Intel and AMD CPUs? Released in March 1994, Socket 5 was designed for second-gen P5 Pentium processors among other Intel parts, but could also accept AMD K5 ...

That means there's a solid possibility that an eventual Zen 6 CPU may plug into your existing Socket AM5 motherboard, offering whatever benefits the new chips bring. AMD already confirmed that it ...

AMD uses various motherboard sockets for its 64-bit CPUs (Opteron, Athlon 64, Athlon 64 FX, Turion 64). Socket 940 (940 pins) supports dual channel memory controllers, and Socket 754 supports a ...

AMD's Zen 6 microarchitecture for desktop processors will continue to use the Socket AM5, according to hardware leaks from Kepler_L2. It is also expected that AMD will maintain its current Zen 5 ...

AMD’s upcoming Zen 6 “Medusa” desktop processors are likely to continue with the current AM5 socket. This information was shared by Kepler_L2 on X, who also speculates that Zen 6 may not ...

AMD's Socket AM4 debuted eight years ago. In September 2016, AMD launched what turned out to be one of the longest-lasting modern platforms, which still receives support and new processors almost ...

TL;DR: A Reddit user reported a burned AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and AM5 socket, likely due to installation error. The user experienced "00" postcodes, and ...

Later in the year, we should see the same processor for the new DDR2-enabled M2 socket. We wouldn't be surprised if AMD released another single-core FX-62 processor -- and possibly a dual-core ...

AMD and Intel make it easy to decipher which processors are compatible with the respective motherboard sockets and chipsets. When putting together a new system or upgrading an existing PC ...

AMD's next-next-gen Ryzen desktop processors, codenamed "Medusa," will be compatible with the existing AM5 socket – if the latest rumors are to be believed. The scoop comes from generally ...