Would I need to buy a new motherboard when AMD releases their new CPU's?

XExplodableX · Jul 2, 2015

I currently have an AMD motherboard and I was wondering if I get the new AMD processor when they are released would I have to buy a new motherboard? I have the Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard.

SBMfromLA · Jul 2, 2015

Give this article a read:

http://www.kitguru.net/components/cpu/anton-shilov/amd-to-unify-platforms-for-high-end-fx-chips-mainstream-apus/

Martell1977 · Jul 2, 2015

Yes, "Zen" will be on the AM4 socket running with DDR4, IIRC.

Edit: It will be AM4 after all, per AMD's May update:
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9231/amds-20162017-x86-roadmap-zen-is-in

MarkW · Jul 2, 2015

Zen is not due out until at least a year from now. Until then, the current and new CPU's will continue to use the current motherboards.

But starting with Zen, all new AMD CPU's will use Socket AM4. It will not matter if the are just a CPU or if they are a SoC. They will all use that new socket and motherboard. So what AMD is doing it making it so that no matter which motherboard you buy starting with Zen, any AMD CPU will work with that one socket. And this allows people to buy a CPU this year, and next year to buy a SoC, and use both on that one motherboard. There are also going to be some other changes with Zen that those new motherboards will facilitate. So they did have to change motherboards anyway, and this was a smart time to consolidate things like they are doing.

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