Current
AM5
AMD's current platform with a long support window
- Launched
- 2022
- Memory
- DDR5
- PCIe
- PCIe 5.0
- Chipsets
- 5
Platforms
AMD and Intel sockets compared, with an honest verdict on which are still worth buying into.
AMD
- Mature
AM4
A mature, inexpensive platform with a huge parts pool
- Launched
- 2016
- Memory
- DDR4
- PCIe
- PCIe 4.0
- Chipsets
- 4
Intel
- Current
LGA1851
Intel's current socket for Core Ultra
- Launched
- 2024
- Memory
- DDR5
- PCIe
- PCIe 5.0
- Chipsets
- 3
- Mature
LGA1700
A mature platform that offers both DDR4 and DDR5
- Launched
- 2021
- Memory
- DDR4 / DDR5
- PCIe
- PCIe 5.0
- Chipsets
- 3
- Retired
LGA1200
A retired platform — for upgrading an existing system only
- Launched
- 2020
- Memory
- DDR4
- PCIe
- PCIe 4.0
- Chipsets
- 2