Few other CPU sockets have lasted as long or supported as many chips as this one, but its history isn't entirely free of hiccups. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Update, April 2, 2025: AMD has given us a statement regarding the reportedly dead Ryzen processors, and we are pursuing further clarification from AMD. The statement notes that after an investigation ...

AMD is writing the book on socket longevity and it's doing it with AM4, which is approaching a decade of service. Just when you thought we'd seen the last hurrah for the aging platform when AMD ...

One of the greatest strengths of building an AMD-based machine in the last eight years has been AMD's fantastic support for Socket AM4. Socket AM5 looks much the same, with at least one more ...

Something to look forward to: Intel has long faced criticism for frequently changing CPU sockets, making desktop upgrades more expensive and complicated. That trend could be about to change, however, ...

AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 5700X3D processor will be an 8-core, 16-thread CPU with 96MB of X3D cache on-board, while we're expecting a base clock of 3.0GHz and a boost clock of up to 4.1GHz. This means it ...

The big picture: Intel's Meteor Lake processors will reportedly move to a new socket, forcing Alder Lake owners to buy a new motherboard as well if they want to upgrade. This is in stark contrast to ...

Intel is still developing its next-gen Core Ultra 200 series "Arrow Lake-S" desktop CPUs, which will launch on the new LGA1851 socket. However, the LGA1700 will live on, and new Bartlett Lake-S ...

Announcements of CPU processors tend to focus on bigger, better, faster—which usually means concentrated attention on the flagship chip. But back in August, when AMD finally spilled details about ...