ZEN4 AM5 LGA1718 pin package shown, more PCIe lanes and possible higher TDP
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anticupidon
No more bent pins....on the CPU.
However, although a rumour, I can see it happen AMD going for a LGA socket.
Evildead666
28 PCIe lanes would probably be 16+4+4+4 (Chipset link) or 16+4+8 (Chipset Link)
I can see the chipset link going to x8, if the chipset is PCIe 4 capable, like X570 is.
X670 might have more lanes, if they use a smaller process node to produce it.
Vananovion
Neo Cyrus
About time. I had a heart attack when I ripped my 3900X out of the socket not knowing it was still stuck to my heatsink. I've built more computers than most people ever will, by luck never had a build not boot up and never screwed anything up during the build process, and yet I'm still terrified of holding/installing a CPU with pins since I've seen how easily they can be damaged.
BLEH!
Doesn't the existing AM4 socket support more than 32 PCIe lanes anyway???
Silva
So AM4 is a dead end with Ryzen 5000, and they're so expensive...
I'd love to upgrade to a 5600 and call it a day for another couple of years.
Stairmand
"not knowing it was still stuck to my heatsink"
Always twist an AMD heatsink a tiny bit before pulling it off to "break the seal"
Undying
schmidtbag
Ryu5uzaku
Only thing I've ever broken was LGA socket. Those pins you just won't twist back as easy as CPU pins. Neither of them feel safe to me tho.
Silva
cucaulay malkin
Vananovion
TheDeeGee
schmidtbag
@Silva You're missing my point:
You said AM4 is a dead end. There are modern products for it, but as TheDeeGee pointed out, it was already known to be the last for the socket. If you get something like a 5600X as your final CPU upgrade for your current rig, it would be a dead-end, because 6c/12t is basically the bare minimum for modern gaming at this point. If you went with 8c/16t, you'll have something that lasts many more years. It doesn't matter if something is a dead end if it remains competitive and functional.
TheDeeGee
tunejunky
tunejunky
TLD LARS
TheDeeGee