Talk:Socket AM4

Image of socket
Hi all, images of the socket itself are available on the internet. Should the page be edited to add an image of the socket, similar to pages for sockets like LGA 1155? Thanks --Chipsnapper (talk) 21:59, 20 November 2016 (UTC)


 * Lots of stuff is available on the internet, but copyright stops us from using most photos. •  Sbmeirow  •  Talk  • 02:28, 27 November 2016 (UTC)

CES 2017 news
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3154720/computers/amd-reveals-an-army-of-ryzen-pcs-and-am4-motherboards.html • Sbmeirow  •  Talk  • 03:45, 9 January 2017 (UTC)

PCI Express lanes
The article currently claims: Supports PCIe 3.0, up to 24 lanes ref: http://wccftech.com/amd-am4-socket-zen-bristol-bridge-soc-package-pictured The competition (LGA_1151) has from 6 × to 20 × PCI Express lanes. See Z170! Is there some more reliable site for AMD? User:ScotXW t@lk 17:25, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

UEFI
Since Sandy Bridge Intel forces the end-user to use UEFI, while AMD – for Socket AM3+ and Socket FM2+ – left it to the motherboard manufacturer to decide whether to use a BIOS or the UEFI braindamage. Is there information for AM4? I am aware that since Windows 8 Microsoft forces the OEMs to deliver exclusively with UEFI and enabled "secure" boot. Yet not everybody buy or uses Windows 8 and up. I don't dare ask about coreboot support… User:ScotXW t@lk 17:34, 24 February 2017 (UTC)


 * It's a socket we're talking about. This article should mention things like the pitch of the pins. UEFI has nothing to do with it. 83.104.249.240 (talk) 01:16, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Chipset naming convention
The X370/X300 are the X37 and X30 space places. The B350/B300 are the YB35/XB30 experimental heavy bombers. The A320/A300 are correctly named, Airbus passenger airliners. Check the wiki for yourself. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.94.40.60 (talk) 09:03, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Dates
It would be good if article mentioned the introduction date of the socket. Bonus points for a timeline of all sockets. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.171.150.71 (talk) 19:04, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
 * 2016 for developers. 2017 for consumers. 83.104.249.240 (talk) 18:34, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

The image of the socket is wrong
I haven't counted the "holes" but there's an extra one that shouldn't be there in the top left hand corner. Compare it with the real thing or a photograph or an actual Ryzen processor and you'll see what I mean. 83.104.249.240 (talk) 01:25, 24 September 2017 (UTC)


 * It's still wrong but I can't edit it. 83.104.249.240 (talk) 18:56, 29 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Good catch. I believe I have updated it in wikimedia, but it may take a bit to propagate out. Dbsseven (talk) 13:59, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

Backward compatibility
This article doesn't say if the Socket AM4 supports AM3+ processors!--MisterSanderson (talk) 16:57, 10 January 2019 (UTC)
 * That's probably because it most certainly doesn't. For one thing, AM4 has more holes than an AM3+ processor has pins and they're closer together. 87.75.117.183 (talk) 02:16, 4 October 2019 (UTC)

B550
If anyone wants to integrate the information: Speculated chipset specs: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-b550-chipset-specifications-motherboard-specs,40467.html Confirmation chipset will actually happen: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-b550-motherboards-biostar-intel-400-chipset 12.156.224.230 (talk) 17:48, 19 November 2019 (UTC)
 * It will be added once released and properly documented. We are not Fudzilla or Wccftech. --Denniss (talk) 20:13, 19 November 2019 (UTC)