Socket AM5

Socket AM5
Release dateSeptember 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)
Designed byAMD
Manufactured byLotes
TypeLGA-ZIF
Chip form factorsFlip-chip
Contacts1718
FSB protocolPCI Express, Infinity Fabric
Voltage range0.8V (cores)
1.05V (in-package I/O die)
Processor dimensions40mm × 40mm
1,600mm2
ProcessorsRyzen: Epyc:
  • Epyc 4004 Series
PredecessorAM4
Memory supportDDR5

This article is part of the CPU socket series

Socket AM5 (LGA 1718) is a zero insertion force flip-chip land grid array (LGA)[1] CPU socket designed by AMD that is used for AMD Ryzen microprocessors starting with the Zen 4 microarchitecture.[2][3] AM5 was launched in September 2022 and is the successor to AM4.[4]

The Ryzen 7000 series processors were the first AM5 processors. The 7000 series added support for PCI Express 5.0 and DDR5.[5]

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