Friday, July 30th 2021
Alleged AMD AM5 Socket for Zen 4 Raphael Processors Leaks
AMD is slowly preparing to launch its next-generation processors based on the new AM5 socket. The new lineup of processors will be based on the upgraded Zen 4 architecture that is said to bring multiple microarchitecture improvements and enhancements, equaling to a possible high-performance increase. Today, according to ExecutableFix, the person who provided us with renders of AMD's upcoming AM5 socket designed for next-generation Raphael processors. As we previously reported, AM5 is doing away from PGA and switching to LGA type instead, where pins are delivered on the socket, not the CPU like we used to see with AMD processors.
The LGA-1718 socket, pictured in the renders below, looks like a simple retention mechanism, where there is one metal arm to hold the lid down under pressure. If it turns out to be true, this implementation will be a very positive upgrade over the past PGA socket found on AM4 and before. We can look forward to seeing what AMD will deliver once the launch of Raphael processors gets closer.
Sources:
ExecutableFix (Twitter), via VideoCardz
The LGA-1718 socket, pictured in the renders below, looks like a simple retention mechanism, where there is one metal arm to hold the lid down under pressure. If it turns out to be true, this implementation will be a very positive upgrade over the past PGA socket found on AM4 and before. We can look forward to seeing what AMD will deliver once the launch of Raphael processors gets closer.
35 Comments on Alleged AMD AM5 Socket for Zen 4 Raphael Processors Leaks
This looks quite similar to LGA775
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Hope they will put them back within the IHS
Just curious :)
(i love these CPU ... alongside my socket 940, Opty 240/250/270/275 in my collection .... and i have 2 mobo for them this time)
oh well it was server/HEDT only for AMD before hehehe
they did maintain PGA with brilliance for long enough nonetheless, not minding the change, if they keep that behaviour (glad that my AM4 system can still have a worthy upgrade if needed, but a complete change if the 3600 hold long enough, will not be a problem either.)
sidenote, hilarious :
also for glueing things together ... Intel bashed AMD (childishly so ...) for using multiple "glued" die ... and now for their next gen they will do it ... but it's the "bee's knees" ... more "knee-jerk move" rather :laugh:
edit... never bent a pin on a AMD cpu, ever since S939 till now... my last bent pin CPU was a ... 486DX :laugh: (twisting and sliding works fine ... )
There's no way you can clean the edges on this rumored AM5 design. Paste is just going to accumulate next to the caps. For our sakes I hope AMD extends the IHS to cover up the caps. Or, I hope the leakers eat their words entirely.
I actually very much like the LGA775-like retention mechanism (or rather more like Socket F, either way it's good). imo the lever being detached from the retention plate is better than LGA115x.
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