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AMD extends AM5 support through 2029 with a new CPU, and AM4 refuses to die
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AMD extends AM5 support through 2029 with a new CPU, and AM4 refuses to die

XDA ·Rich Edmonds·about 14 hours ago
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Published May 31, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building PCs since young, and when not creating content, you can often find him inside a chassis somewhere. Sign in to your XDA account AMD announced during Computex that the AM5 platform will be supported through 2029. The company announced the introduction of the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, and Radeon RX 9070 GRE. The 5800 X3D relaunch and pledge to support the newer AM5 platform for longer shows just how serious AMD is about motherboard chipset longevity. Previously, AM5 was good for 2027, though we expected it would be supported for longer, with AM4 still chugging along. This is something Intel has struggled with, though strides have been made with the next-gen desktop-class processor, and we saw one recent chipset generation support three CPU families.…

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