Regular HH readers may recall that Saturday before last, we reported on a rumor regarding the existence of processors based on Zen 4 CPU cores that slot into extant AM4 motherboards. Frequent leaker ...

As you may be aware, modern Intel and AMD processors are quite different in terms of how they fit into motherboards. Namely, while Intel has the pins located on the socket, AMD prefers to put theirs ...

I did a comparison of the Optimus Foundation AM4 block to the Corsair XC7 RGB CPU block in the same system. When I built my open loop, the Optimus Foundation AM4 block I ordered was on back order. I ...

TL;DR: AMD introduces the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a budget-friendly 6-core gaming CPU with 3D V-Cache technology, designed exclusively for the Latin American market. Offering strong performance on the AM4 ...

AMD’s Ryzen 5 5500X3D is making the jump from a limited regional SKU to broader retail availability, with new listings indicating the processor is now being sold in China.

Five years ago, you would have been considered an early adopter if you bought the humble Ryzen 1600X and placed it into your AM4 socket. Little did any of us know just how successful AMD’s Ryzen line ...

New CPU releases are often a cause for celebration, as consumers get their hands on the latest products. While AMD has recently delayed (just slightly) the launch of its Ryzen 9000 series due to some ...

AMD is pulling the wraps off a hefty dose of new hardware to kick off this week's CES trade show in Las Vegas. Although we're all curious to see its next-generation AM5 and RDNA 4 products, today's ...

AMD’s Ryzen CPUs, 4th generation, finally outperformed Intel in the battle for CPU superiority back in 2023. This is a big deal because it hasn’t happened in a long time. As a result, AM4 motherboards ...

I'm looking for a mobo/CPU/RAM upgrade for a secondary PC I which currently use for Linux. It currently has a very old Socket FM2+ mobo w/ an A-series APU and 16BGB DDR3 which I got for free. I intend ...

Why it matters: When AMD's Lisa Su said "AM4 is a great platform that will continue for many years to come," no one expected new processors to be released for it. One year later, the company launched ...

Ryzen and Navi were the stars of AMD's E3, but spare a thought for the AM4 socket -- and the significant amount of work AMD has done to keep it current without compromising its promise on backward ...