Tuesday, March 15th 2022
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AMD Brings Official Ryzen 5000 Support to 300-series Chipset Motherboards Circa 2016
AMD announced that it is bringing official Ryzen 5000 "Zen 3" desktop processor support to the oldest of Socket AM4 motherboards out there, which are based on AMD 300-series chipset models—the X370, B350, and A320. The company is working with motherboard and pre-built gaming desktop OEMs to push UEFI firmware updates with support. In addition to Ryzen 5000, this would also add Ryzen 3000 and Ryzen 4000 "Zen 2" support across the board. Motherboard firmware updates that add Ryzen 5000 support will encapsulate AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.7 microcode, so look for this AGESA version in the change-log of the firmware update. AMD expects that motherboard and pre-built vendors will start pushing these updates from May 2022.
30 Comments on AMD Brings Official Ryzen 5000 Support to 300-series Chipset Motherboards Circa 2016
It's also an easy way to regain some favor with burned crowds.
But im sure the most 300 Chipset useres are by newer AMD Chipset or on Intel.
Thanks AMD... thanks.
But why cant a 16MB (128Mb) Chip dont handle a few CPU, easy because the great gamor GUI in the UEFI.
On socket 775 it wasnt a problem with a 512KB (4Mb) to support even more CPU.
The proper take here is AMD finally bending to pressure from the community to live up to AM4's original promise, which AMD has ignored up to this point.
This is the same nonsense going on with the 5800X3D. This is not out of their kindness of their hearts. IMHO they are making sure that you purchase the 5800X3d at a certain performance level. so it will not won't cannibalize 500 and 600 series CPU's in the near future.
This is also the same nonsense saying that you can't run windows 7 on newer hardware or Micro$haft's 2.0TPM. This pigeon holed performance unless you have to pay for something else. I've been Running Windows 7 for many years on so called unsupportable hardware. Planned performance obsolescence in order to force people to buy the new "shiny" is total BS.
In ending AMD is NOT the good guy for the average person. They are and at times become worse than their competition. This is not done out of the Kindness of the Hearts of AMD.
But it is telling that IMHO there are issues that are arising against Intel which IMHO is one of decisions they are doing this.