If your motherboard has a PGA socket (such as AM4), lower the arm down completely ... simple And that's how easy it is to install and secure an AMD CPU on a motherboard. I've shown the steps ...

Today, whether you're looking for the absolute fastest CPU, the CPU with the most cores ... AM5 marked the end of the celebrated AM4 platform, while becoming DDR5 and PCIe 5.0 only.

Still, it is great to see AMD's ongoing support for Socket AM4, even though Socket AM5 is already at its second CPU generation. Speaking of which, AMD is planning to launch its first Ryzen 9000X3D ...

Why it matters: It's been almost three years since AMD launched the AM5 chipset alongside Ryzen 7000 CPUs. But according to a company executive, global sales of AM5 and the previous-gen AM4 are ...