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AMD confirms AM5 support beyond 2027
The manufacturer has restated its commitment to the socket. What that means in practice for someone building today.
1 min readPublished August 5, 2026Dawid Olko
The commitment to supporting AM5 through at least 2027 has been restated, and comments from company representatives suggest the window may be longer. For someone planning a purchase this has concrete implications.
It is worth keeping this in proportion, though. AM4 did last six years and five processor generations, but not every board from the start of that period supported the newest chips — some needed a BIOS update, and the cheapest models never gained support for the fastest processors.