AMD aims for AM5 to have a similar lifespan to AM4 (5 years)
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Undying
Am4 longevity crearly paid off for amd.
NightWind
Well there is no need to change sockets in every 1-2 years. Instead consider the end user, which is a good thing.
PrMinisterGR
Maybe this time they don't go cheap on the firmware storage on the motherboards, so at least they won't have the excuse that the firmware for supporting all CPUs doesn't fit in a chip.
mentor07825
Did wonders for me. In the span of those five years I only upgraded my motherboard once. I'll be looking to do the same on the AM5 platform, assuming that I buy AMD next time.
I'm simply waiting for the next iteration of this upcoming generation to land before I make my purchase. No need to upgrade now and I've learnt to wait.
kapu
It is what made possible to sell overpriced 5000 CPUs. Platform advantage is big in favor of AMD.
Krizby
still using z370 platform from 5 years ago 🙂, thanks Intel for shitty ass CPU upgrades
cucaulay malkin
x470 adopters made the most of it.
for x370 it was just 1000 (+refresh) and 3000. they'll be missing 5000 and 50003D
a hint for those who'll rush to buy early am5.
that goes for early ddr5 too.
mentor07825
Pretty much my thinking. Bought the first gen B boards from AMD and then went X570. No regrets in my purchase at all and did me well, from first gen Ryzen to 3700x proc. But I don't have platform loyalty, it's whoever is the best for my use case at the time I go to market. But your logic for waiting is sound across the board, why I'm just chilling and banking on savings in the interim.
kapu
Its true for many users , thats why alder sales bad for DIY market. i'm on B550 , it will last for many years more.
PCIE 4.0 will be good for another 5 years sure.
32-64GB of ram will be good for another 5 years.
CPU i can upgrade from 5600X to 8-12 core if i need , sure solid 4-5 years ahead.
nizzen
5 years with AGESA pain 😀
nizzen
9900k overclocked with fast memory 35-40ns, has pretty much the same gaming performance as any Ryzen 3 cpu. No need for cpu upgrade....
Undying
Its the same with 10700/11700/10900. Intel re-released the same cpu three times.
Kaarme
I imagine the DDR5 market situation hurts Alder Lake sales as well. I couldn't possibly be the only person who would rather use DDR5 with a CPU capable of using DDR5, not DDR4 relying on backwards compatibility.
kapu
Which pain is that ? Maybe You can tell me where is that pain.
Or maybe you had "pain" and your "knowledge" isn't so great as you might think 🙂 🙂
icedman
They get a lot more business out of me when they use the same platform for everything I'm more likely to buy alot more on 1 socket if I know it will support a wider variety. I have 3 am4 boards/CPU's just in my house and got my brother on the same platform so if anything ever fails I have lots to swap in.
nizzen
It was perfect for people that came from ancient hardware before, or no hardware before. So your point is?
The cpu's has very good performance in gaming (with fast memory ofc) 😉
My old 10900k with 4700c17 1t memory is still a beast 😀
nizzen
28 bioses included beta's on my old x370 Taichi 😀
20+ bioses and counting on my Dark hero x570 😀
schmidtbag
I predict AM5 won't be such a shitshow. The Ryzen 1000 series was AMD's last chance at redeeming themselves, where they didn't have the time or money to really refine anything or do enough future planning. Not only is the architecture mature now, but AMD has had a lot more time and resources to properly plan forward.
So of they screw this up, shame on them haha.
Undying
Full speed ahead they said. I have a feeling it will be another zen1 moment but better. 🙂
H83
Good. By the time the AM5 platform is released i may be interested on a new CPU, so this news pleases me.
If only Intel would take note of something this simple...
