Saturday, May 22nd 2021
AMD Socket AM5 an LGA of 1,718 Pins with DDR5 and PCIe Gen 4
A reliable source with AMD and NVIDIA leaks, ExecutableFix has shared some interesting bits of early information on AMD's next-generation Socket AM5. Apparently this will be AMD's first mainstream-desktop socket that does away with pins on the processor package, shifting them to the motherboard, in a Land Grid Array (LGA) format. This won't be AMD's first client LGA, though, as it was the Quad FX platform from 2006, which used a pair of Socket F LGAs. Socket AM5 will have a pin-count of 1,718 pins, 18 more than Intel's upcoming Socket LGA1700, on which its 12th Gen Core "Alder Lake-S" is expected to be based.
AMD will give the I/O of its client desktop platform a major update, with the introduction of DDR5 memory. Socket AM5 processors are expected to feature a dual-channel DDR5 memory interface. With Intel "Alder Lake-S" implementing DDR5, too, you now know why every major memory manufacturer is unveiling their first DDR5 U-DIMM product development. Interestingly, the PCI-Express interface on Socket AM5 will remain PCI-Express 4.0, even though PCI-Express 5.0 is being rumored for "Alder Lake-S." The switch to PCI-Express 5.0 may not be significant from a graphics cards perspective immediately, but paves the way for next-gen M.2 NVMe SSDs with double the transfer-rates of current drives that use PCI-Express 4.0. AMD is developing the new 600-series chipset to do with its next-generation Socket AM5 processors.
Source:
ExecutableFix (Twitter)
AMD will give the I/O of its client desktop platform a major update, with the introduction of DDR5 memory. Socket AM5 processors are expected to feature a dual-channel DDR5 memory interface. With Intel "Alder Lake-S" implementing DDR5, too, you now know why every major memory manufacturer is unveiling their first DDR5 U-DIMM product development. Interestingly, the PCI-Express interface on Socket AM5 will remain PCI-Express 4.0, even though PCI-Express 5.0 is being rumored for "Alder Lake-S." The switch to PCI-Express 5.0 may not be significant from a graphics cards perspective immediately, but paves the way for next-gen M.2 NVMe SSDs with double the transfer-rates of current drives that use PCI-Express 4.0. AMD is developing the new 600-series chipset to do with its next-generation Socket AM5 processors.
145 Comments on AMD Socket AM5 an LGA of 1,718 Pins with DDR5 and PCIe Gen 4
AMD have rarely had the performance lead (but it has happend a few times), but they're always aiming to be the first and most creative when it comes to tech. x86-64, first to 1GHz, first IMC...
Not all their tech ideas work out, but holy shit they innovate and always have
I can just imagine some engineer at AMD going "Hey, what if we chopped up the CPU die into smaller pieces?
And yeah, Intel basically pulled a Tortoise and the Hare. Outsprinted AMD early, then went to take a nap for 7 years and AMD passed them.
In real world usage my WD SN850 performs idential on my Intel (signature rig) and my AMD rig which is B550 + 5600X, 6700XT
So PCIe 5.0 is going to be pretty pointless for consumer market, PCIe 4.0 x16 does not even improve GPU performance compared to 3.0 x16
a 5.0 1x USB 4.0 controller is gunna work a lot better than on 1x 3.0
lol, am I one here who hadn't any damn single issue with LGA socket pins?...:oops:
www.techpowerup.com/290513/amd-ces-2022-liveblog-zen-3-rdna2-igp-6nm-rx-6500-xt-am5-zen-4-and-more
Such as TPU's CES 2022 live coverage article, where it's confirmed the AM5 socket is a LGA 1718 design.
Then you mention the TR PRO 5995WX for absolutely no reason that I can glean from your out of the blue post.
So, two things really:
Thread necroing (that is, reviving a forum thread that has been inactive for a long time) isn't exactly appreciated most of the time, unless it's actually interesting/useful information. It can actually be considered spam, since posting in a thread sends notifications to everyone that has the thread on watch.
When making a comment that references or replies to another comment, do make use of the quote system. It's far easier to understand what you're replying/commenting on.
Clearly we need access to your time machine