Tested: The Ryzen 7 5800X3D bookends an incredible era of AMD upgrades

Will we ever see four generations of compatibility with one socket again? Let’s hope so.

AMD’S AM4 socket has been around five years now, and what a run it’s had. Since its launch alongside first-generation Ryzen CPUS, this socket has been a mainstay, with unprecedented support from Team Red that enables use of first-gen motherboards with current processors ( fave.co/38tnlt9). AM4 will soon cede center stage to AM5 ( fave. co/3zndbyr) later this year, but not everyone