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- AMD has announced it will be supporting Socket AM5 for CPUs through 2029
- It's following in the same footsteps of its decade-long support for Socket AM4
- The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has also returned for the AM4 socket platform
AMD has consistently supported its Socket AM4 for CPUs over the last decade, with new additions to its Ryzen CPU lineup — and, fortunately, its current CPU socket platform is receiving the same treatment.
Announced at Computex 2026, AMD is set to extend its support of the Socket AM5 platform through 2029, after the launch of the new Ryzen 7 7700X3D processor. This comes after Team Red has offered a decade of support for AM4, as the manufacturer adheres to longevity.
It's also worth noting that the popular AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has returned as a '10-Year AMD AM4 Anniversary Edition', serving as AMD's way of celebrating its lengthy AM4 support — and frankly, it's one of the best gaming CPUs available, and the best AM4 gaming CPU.
"For gamers, the support extension represents more time to build, upgrade, and improve a system around the same platform," AMD says in its blog post.
"A longer platform roadmap can reduce the need for full system replacements and gives PC builders more confidence when choosing AMD Ryzen processors, AM5 motherboards, and compatible memory."
Both announcements are great news for AM4 and AM5 CPU users; not only is AM5 confirmed to have at least three more years of support, but it's highly likely we'll see irregular cases of new CPUs launch for Socket AM4.
The latter means PC gamers, like myself, using AM4 motherboards can continue doing so comfortably, especially since AMD's AM6 platform doesn't seem to be launching any time soon — and it's probably better if it doesn't release for another few years, at least until this RAM crisis disappears.
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