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AMD promises AM5 socket life support through to 2027 and beyond
By Nick Evanson published
news It's got some way to beat the AM4 socket, which is still getting new chips, even now.
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Best gaming motherboards in 2024
By Dave James last updated
Best Mobo The best gaming motherboards from the top Intel and AMD chipsets.
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MSI MPG B650I Edge WiFi review
By Chris Szewczyk published
small pleasures This little board has a couple of key ticks that give it appeal.
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Best CPU for gaming in 2024
By Jacob Ridley last updated
Happy Cores Fire up your rig with the best CPU for gaming. More cores, more clocks, more of everything that matters.
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AMD Zen 6 could deliver a full 32-core chiplet, with Zen 5c reportedly set to offer its own 16-core CCX
By Nick Evanson published
news Server-market EPYC models will see the most cores, but desktop Ryzens could get a bump too.
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AMD continues to chip away at Intel's CPU market dominance, though the laptop market is still a tough market to crack
By Chris Szewczyk published
News And there's an upside with Zen 5 to come later this year.
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Despite being just a humble CPU socket, AMD 'boldly suggests' AM4 has 'legendary status'
By Nick Evanson published
Legend 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.
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AMD's CTO has written about 55 years of AMD innovation. And the most common topic is obviously 'AI' despite not really saying much about 'AI' for the previous 54 years
By Dave James published
news Maybe keep that one for 'Celebrating the next 55 years of AMD innovation.'
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