While Intel has been known to offer a socket that lasts just a few years before moving on, AMD's AM4 socket has had the longest virtual legs of any in recent history, lasting more than seven years.

These Computex announcements placed AMD in a strong position. With new AM4 CPUs hitting the market this year, eight years after that socket came out, it would be great for consumers if AMD ...

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 ...

Additionally, with AMD’s ongoing support for the AM4 socket, users with first-generation Ryzen processors from 2017 can upgrade to modern CPUs without needing to replace their motherboards.

If you have a Socket AM4 motherboard, with any AMD Ryzen 1000, 2000, 3000, or 5000-series CPU, there’s also a good chance you’ll be able to flash your BIOS (the firmware on your motherboard ...

AMD is enjoying success with its 9070 GPUs, but its pro-consumer strategies are paying off in the CPU market too. Here's why ...

The difference in that respect is night and day between Intel and AMD. I bought my first gaming PC in 2020 and it used a Ryzen 3000 CPU. That generation plugs into an AM4 CPU socket which first ...