AMD confirmed that it will support its current AM5 socket through 2029 at Computex 2026. Previously, AMD had only committed to support the socket through 2027. With the extended timeline and AMD’s usual release cadence, support through 2029 should mean we’ll see at least two more generations on the socket as AMD continues to fight for slots among the best CPUs for gaming.
We first saw the AM5 socket with the release of Ryzen 7000 CPUs with the Zen 4 architecture in 2022. At the time, AMD said it would support the socket through “2025+.” With the release of Zen 5 in 2024, AMD extended the window to “2027+.” Now, we’re getting another two-year bump, though without Zen 6 CPUs in hand. We expect to see them soon, however, as AMD continues to double down on Zen 6 arriving in the data center this year.
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Now, the support window is extended through “2029,” notably without a plus. That may seem like a small difference, but as you can see from AMD’s own slides, it uses “2027+” right next to “2029.” We’ve reached out to AMD to confirm if 2029 is the end of the line for AM5. A company spokesperson responded with the following: "AMD is unable to comment on future products/roadmap."
Still, two more generations on AM5, at least, seems likely. With Zen 6 set to arrive later this year in the data center, we should have a new generation on AM5 at some point next year. Assuming another two-year cycle for AMD’s following generation, that means AM5 would go out in 2029 with Zen 7, which we currently expect to see in 2028 (though that timeline could easily change as consumer launches move around in the AI era).
EXPO Ultra Low Latency, with promised 4% uplift coming soon
In addition to extending AM5 support, AMD teased a new version of EXPO automatic memory overclocking feature. EXPO Ultra Low Latency (ULL) is a new version of AMD’s branded memory overclocking that promises an average 4% uplift in performance compared to the first version of EXPO, as well as a 13% jump compared to running DDR5 at JEDEC speeds. AMD hasn’t confirmed when EXPO ULL will launch, outside of the fact that it’s “coming soon” and will be available from several memory partners, including G.Skill, Kingston, V-Color, Teamgroup, Lexar, and XPG.
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