Meet The New AMD Socket AM5 Platform

Computex & AMD: The Advent of AM5

With a new chipset comes new possibilities. Following five years of support for the AM4 platform and its continued support well into the future, it’s time for gamers, creators, and workstation users to look ahead to something new. Following Computex 2022, AMD is proud to announce the AM5 platform alongside AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series processors.

It’s time to change the game once again.

Meet the New AM5 Platform

The adoption of a new processor, a new motherboard, and other components, can often mean uncertainty on the part of the user.

 Following half a decade of reliable support for the AM4 platform, AMD has carefully considered when the right time was to make the leap forward to AM5. And the time is now. While support for AM4 will continue, the AM5 platform delivers a wealth of new features and possibilities for users of all types and needs, from gamers to creators and beyond. So, what’s new with AM5?

Native Support for up to 170W

Powerful new technologies require sufficient power profiles, which is why you’ll find the new AM5 platform providing native support for up to 170W; meaning there’s power to do more, play more, and create more than ever before.

PCIe® 5.0 Support, with the Most Lanes Available in the Industry

With gamers making use of latest-gen graphics and workstation users requiring access to the highest-speed storage solutions, AMD has introduced PCIe 5.0 to its new platform, delivering 24 lanes from the processor socket – the most available on any platform in the industry.
PCIe 5.0 offers faster-than-ever bandwidth for components and unrestricted performance for all users. With AMD Socket AM5, expect to see faster sequential read speeds of 60 percent or more when using PCIe 5.0 storage devices.¹

Up to 14 SuperSpeed USB Connections, including support for 20Gbps and Type-C Connection

As more and more devices are used by gamers, streamers, and creators, even stronger I/O support is needed, which is why the AMD Socket AM5 introduces a wealth of new I/O possibilities, ensuring bandwidth-hungry devices don’t slow down customer experiences, whatever they’re doing.

Next-Generation Wi-Fi connectivity, with 6E

The future of PC gaming is growing increasingly wireless, which is why you’ll find Wi-Fi® 6E support on AM5. Building on Wi-Fi 6, 6E delivers even faster speeds and lower latency, enabling gigabit wireless connectivity, extremely low latency, and less signal interference.

Supports Existing AM4 Cooling Solutions

While the move to a new platform might mean upgrades in several places, AMD has ensured that existing AM4 cooling solutions will continue to be supported, making the move to AM5 a seamless transition for budget-focused customers.

Three Levels of Motherboards: A Board for Every Customer

As with the AM4 platform, customers can expect a range of options from AMD partners such as ASRock, ASUS, BIOSTAR, GIGABYTE, and MSI, along with PCIe 5.0 solutions available from partners such as Crucial, Micron, and Phison.

The X670 Extreme brings the most connectivity and extreme overclocking capabilities, with PCIe 5.0 support for two graphics slots and one storage slot.

The X670 supports enthusiast overclocking with PCIe 5.0 support for one storage slot with optional graphics support.

Last but not least, the B650 motherboard option is designed primarily for performance users, delivering excellent PCIe 5.0 storage support.

Putting the Pieces Together: AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processor

The AM5 platform is launching synonymously with the new AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors, and for good reason. The world’s very first 5nm desktop processor, the Ryzen 7000 Series are built on the new “Zen 4” core architecture, and like AM5, are set to deliver incredible leaps in performance and productivity. Customers can expect:

• 1MB per Core L2 Cache
• Increases of 15% and above in single-thread performance²
• More than 5GHz max boost speed³
• Expanded instructions set for AI Accelerated tasks like Neural Networks and Machine Learning

The new Ryzen 7000 Series processors also include an all-new I/O 6nm die, featuring the first integrated AMD RDNA™ 2 graphics on a Ryzen™ desktop processor, as well as DDR5 system memory and PCIe 5.0 controllers.

A new platform. New cutting-edge features and components. The world’s first 5nm desktop processor. Let your customers know they’re coming, and how they’ll transform PC gaming, for good.