AMD announced during Computex that the AM5 platform will be supported through 2029. The company announced the introduction of the Ryzen 7 7700X3D, Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition, and Radeon RX 9070 GRE. The 5800 X3D relaunch and pledge to support the newer AM5 platform for longer shows just how serious AMD is about motherboard chipset longevity. Previously, AM5 was good for 2027, though we expected it would be supported for longer, with AM4 still chugging along.

This is something Intel has struggled with, though strides have been made with the next-gen desktop-class processor, and we saw one recent chipset generation support three CPU families. AMD launched AM5 at the tail end of 2022, so this news would mark seven years of total platform support, but it could last longer as AMD rolls out more chips and new boards are released. But it's AM4 support that still dominates the headlines, and the Ryzen 7 5800X3D is yet another example.

AM4 is still the hero platform

It's an older sibling to the AM5

The cost of RAM and other PC parts has made it difficult for gamers to make the appropriate upgrade to AM5, sticking to the existing builds they already have. AMD providing more ways for upgrades to take place without hopping to AM5 is nothing but good news for gamers. Within the last two years, we've had a few AM4 CPU launches, including the Ryzen 9 5900XT, Ryzen 7 5800T, Ryzen 5700X3D, Ryzen 5 5600XT, Ryzen 5 5600T, Ryzen 5 5600F, and Ryzen 5 5500X3D. There's plenty of choice for upgrading from other AM4 Ryzen chips.

Depending on the motherboard, it may be possible to upgrade from a Ryzen 3000 series chip like the Ryzen 5 3600X to the Ryzen 7 5700X3D, prolonging the lifespan of the entire system. Switching to AM5 would require a new motherboard, which luckily hasn't gone up in price as much as DDR5 RAM, but you'll still be looking to pay north of $500 for just the parts to get the newer chip working. Keeping as many within the AM4 ecosystem is a wise move for AMD — People are more likely to replace their older system with new AMD-powered parts.

So, let's take a look at that new AMD Ryzen 7700X3D. It has eight physical Zen 4 CPU cores with 16 threads, clocked at 4.5 GHz. Being an X3D CPU, we're looking at a whopping 104 MB of cache, yet the TDP sits at 120W, so it should run just fine with your existing AM5 cooler. The new chip will be available July 16, starting at $329. The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition may seem like a way for people to get their hands on the 5800X3D at a reasonable price, but it's actually a little more than that, with a bundled Carbice Ice Pad TIM. It'll cost $349 and arrive on June 25.

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