With the Ryzen 7000 processor series, the American chip manufacturer AMD introduced the corresponding AM5 processor socket in 2022. AM5 is the first AMD socket to support the fast PCIe 5.0 standard and efficient DDR5 memory in dual-channel mode, depending on the chipset even with ECC error correction support.
The AM5 platform offers support for features dependent on the processor series, depending on the chipset. Compared to previous AMD platforms, motherboards with the AM5 socket support DDR5 memory, Thunderbolt 4 or USB 4 (and beyond), as well as optimized memory controllers for high RAM clock rates. Additionally, most chipsets allow overclocking of Ryzen CPUs.
Starting with the 600 series chipsets, the AM5 socket supports the PCIe 5.0 standard, creating an innovative platform for gamers and content creators in combination with a 7000 series processor.
The Ryzen 9 CPU series for the AMD socket AM5 features up to 16 physical cores plus Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT). This makes the mainstream processors outstandingly suitable for both gamers and content creators. Thanks to the open multiplier, the processors can be overclocked with little effort.
Ryzen 9 processors offer a cost-effective alternative to the usually more expensive HEDT processors, especially when it comes to rendering videos or other applications that benefit from parallelized processes of many cores/threads.
Background information on the architecture and individual AMD Ryzen 9 processors can be found on the category page.
The Ryzen 7 CPU series with eight physical computing cores plus Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) is also manually overclockable. The high-end processors for gamers and streamers offer all the modern features of the AM5 platform.
Streamers particularly benefit from the additional cores and threads offered by the Ryzen 7 series. For gamers, the processors also provide high clock rates, which are important for many games.
Background information on the architecture and individual AMD Ryzen 7 processors can be found on the category page.
AMD Ryzen 5 CPUs with four or six physical CPU cores also fit into the AM5 socket and can process two threads simultaneously thanks to Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT). The mainstream processors can be overclocked and offer an outstanding price-performance ratio for gamers.
The Ryzen 5 series processors offer everything a gamer could wish for, making them an affordable basis for a gaming PC.
Background information on the architecture and individual AMD Ryzen 5 processors can be found on the category page.
