{"id":25513,"date":"2024-01-26T16:55:03","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g100.us\/?p=25513"},"modified":"2024-01-26T16:55:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T15:55:10","slug":"is-amds-am5-socket-backwards-compatible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-amds-am5-socket-backwards-compatible\/","title":{"rendered":"Is AMD's AM5 Socket Backwards Compatible? [Quick &#038; Easy]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_39 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66844a6c95e70\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\" \/><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #7f11e0;color:#7f11e0\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\" \/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66844a6c95e70\" class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-66844a6c95e70\" checked><nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-amds-am5-socket-backwards-compatible\/#A_Brief_on_CPU_Sockets\" title=\"A Brief on CPU Sockets\">A Brief on CPU Sockets<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-amds-am5-socket-backwards-compatible\/#Is_AMDs_AM5_Socket_Backwards_Compatible\" title=\"Is AMD\u2019s AM5 Socket Backwards Compatible?\">Is AMD\u2019s AM5 Socket Backwards Compatible?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-amds-am5-socket-backwards-compatible\/#How_Long_Will_The_AM5_Socket_Be_Supported\" title=\"How Long Will The AM5 Socket Be Supported?\">How Long Will The AM5 Socket Be Supported?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/is-amds-am5-socket-backwards-compatible\/#Over_to_You\" title=\"Over to You\">Over to You<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>Is AMD\u2019s AM5 Socket Backwards Compatible? If not, what are your options?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Today, I\u2019m going to walk you through all you need to know about your AM5 compatibility concerns.<\/p>\n<p>No need for a table of contents, either\u2014 let\u2019s just get into it!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Brief_on_CPU_Sockets\"><\/span>A Brief on CPU Sockets<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25515\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility.jpg\" alt=\"CPU Socket Compatibility\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25515 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"CPU Socket Compatibility\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/CPU-Socket-Compatibility.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p><strong>CPU sockets determine physical compatibility with a given series of CPUs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, socket compatibility isn\u2019t enough to enable compatibility\u2014 <strong>Chipset and BIOS software compatibility <em>also<\/em> needs to be present for you to use a CPU with your motherboard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For multi-generation CPU sockets like AM5 and AM4 before it, this can get confusing surprisingly quickly if you don\u2019t shop very wisely. Otherwise, it\u2019s a pretty straightforward rule. So...<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_AMDs_AM5_Socket_Backwards_Compatible\"><\/span>Is AMD\u2019s AM5 Socket Backwards Compatible?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Unfortunately, the AM5 socket is <em>not<\/em> backwards compatible with AM4 CPUs.<\/strong> The era of AM4 and Ryzen was beautiful, though, and included a fairly large number of early-gen motherboards ending up with support for latter-gen CPUs.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understandable why some of you would still hold out hope for AM5 in this regard, but unfortunately, it seems AMD has decided upon a <strong>complete<\/strong> overhaul of the socket.<\/p>\n<p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25516\" src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5.jpg\" alt=\"Sockets AM4 vs AM5\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25516 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"Sockets AM4 vs AM5\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%202048%201080%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5-1536x810.jpg 1536w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/media\/2024\/01\/Sockets-AM4-vs-AM5.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Even if backward compatibility were somehow ready to go on the software side of things (and it isn\u2019t), <strong>physical compatibility is an <em>absolute<\/em> no now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With AM4 and prior mainstream generations, AMD was strict about using a <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/lga-vs-pga\/\"><strong>PGA<\/strong> (<strong>P<\/strong>in <strong>G<\/strong>rid <strong>A<\/strong>rray)<\/a> socket design, but now they\u2019re using <strong>LGA<\/strong> (<strong>L<\/strong>anding <strong>G<\/strong>rid <strong>A<\/strong>rray) right along with Intel!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your AM4 CPU, motherboard, and RAM won\u2019t be able to carry to AM5...<em>but<\/em> your AM4 socket CPU cooler might work with the AM5 socket!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If it uses the stock AMD backplate, you\u2019re good-to-go on AM5 cooler compatibility. Otherwise, you might need an adapter from your manufacturer or (in the worst case) a new cooler.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Long_Will_The_AM5_Socket_Be_Supported\"><\/span>How Long Will The AM5 Socket Be Supported?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The AM5 socket is AMD\u2019s successor to AM4, which spanned from 2017 to 2022<\/strong>\u2014 yes, we spent <em>five years<\/em> on the AM4 socket!<\/p>\n<p><strong>AMD has confirmed that AM5 will be supported until...at least 2026. That\u2019s <em>two or three years<\/em><\/strong>, comparatively.<\/p>\n<p>That said, AMD didn\u2019t originally intend to support AM4 until 2022. Considering the fact they ended up extending that socket\u2019s lifespan by two years, AM5 may end up getting the same treatment eventually.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_to_You\"><\/span>Over to You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>And that\u2019s all, for now!<\/p>\n<p>I hope this article helped clarify the nature of the AM5 backward compatibility for you. That is...pretty much <strong>non-existent<\/strong> besides certain CPU coolers.<\/p>\n<p>Your GPU, storage drives, and peripherals should all work just fine, but CPU and RAM are both going to need full replacements if you\u2019re wanting to jump from AM4 to AM5.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Have any other questions about CPUs or PC hardware? Feel free to ask them in the <a href=\"#comments\">comments<\/a> below, and I or another member of the team will take a look as soon as we can. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Alternatively, you can also take longer-form discussions to the G100 <a href=\"https:\/\/g100.us\/forum\/\">Forum<\/a>, where you can interact with the rest of our Expert Community.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Until then or until next time, happy PC upgrading!<\/strong> Or whatever you\u2019re doing that brought you here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is AMD\u2019s AM5 Socket Backwards Compatible? If not, what are your options? Today, I\u2019m going to walk you through all you need to know about your AM5 compatibility concerns. No need for a table of contents, either\u2014 let\u2019s just get into it! 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