According to the latest news, amD Zen4 architecture Ryzen™ 7000 series with X670, B650 motherboard, will no longer support DDR4 memory, but only support the new DDR5.
DDR5 is still expensive, the performance advantage is not obvious, Intel's next generation 13th generation Core must continue to be compatible with DDR4/DDR5 at the same time, why did AMD rush to make such a decision?
It looks like AMD is going to make a big move, and it's full of confidence.
At the beginning of this year, we learned that AMD is preparing a memory overclocking technology called "RAMP" (Ryzen Accelerated Memory Profile), specifically for the Ryzen 7000, DDR5, and directly benchmarked Intel XMP 3.0.
Perhaps feeling that the naming was too close, AMD has renamed the technology "EXPO" — not for exhibitions, but for "EXtended Profiles for Overclocking," which means memory overclocking configuration.
In fact, in February, some people found that AMD registered the trademark "AMD EXPO", but it can only be seen that it is related to memory, and the specific use is unknown, and now it is finally out.
AMD EXPO can still be seen as a version of Intel XMP 3.0 on its own platform, but it is not a simple fork, but has its own unique features.
It typically offers two DDR5 overclocking configurations, one optimized for high bandwidth and the other optimized for low latency, although the latter is optional.
It supports all types of DDR5, including UDIMM, RDIMM, SO-DIMM, which means that it can be used not only for desktop platforms, notebooks and even servers.
AMD memory support manager Joseph Tao has previously made a high-profile statement that as AMD's first DDR5 memory platform, "Rapheal", that is, the Ryzen 7000 series, will play a big splash on memory overclocking, and the frequencies that were previously considered impossible to achieve are within the overclocking specification this time!
We all know that DDR5 memory unless there is a higher frequency, it is difficult to open the gap with DDR4, Ryzen™ 7000 series if it can really easily achieve UHF DDR5, undoubtedly can completely release its potential, but also really attract players to upgrade.
It can be said that AMD is ready to fight.