AMD is preparing the X870E chipset to support Ryzen 9000 processors – AMD

The flagship of the new chipset family will be the AMD X870E which is also the successor to the current X670E. Since AMD will not change the processor socket – the AM5 socket – the flagship AMD X870E chipset will support not only “Granite Ridge” processors, but also Ryzen 7000 (Raphael) and Ryzen 8000 (Hawk Point) series processors.

Moore's Law is Dead YouTube channel goes into quite a bit of detail about the features that set the AMD X870E chipset apart from its predecessor, the AMD X670E, which seem to be primarily related to support for the USB 4 standard. Motherboard manufacturers will be forced to include USB 4 (40Gbps) connectivity in their new products, with the new AMD Or list eligible AMD resellers using other USB4 controllers as they become available).

The Ryzen 9000 series processors codenamed “Granite Ridge” are chipset architecture processors, just like their Ryzen 7000 “Raphael” series predecessors. Although the CCDs (Core Chiplet Die) of the Zen 5 architecture (4nm) are completely new, the input/output die (cIOD, 6nm) is expected to be carried over almost unchanged from the “Raphael”, with some updates to its memory controller . The company is expected to recommend the use of DDR5-6400 type memory (AMD calls it “sweetspot”) but it is not unlikely that products will be introduced (which is very likely) that will support the EXPO profile “DDR5-8000” using a splitter and FCLK 2400 MHz.

The Ryzen 9000 “Granite Ridge” series processors will launch alongside several new motherboards based on the AMD X870E chipset, however they will also be largely compatible with products based on the AMD 600 series chipset with BIOS updates. AMD may expand the AMD 800 chipset series with other models like the X870, B850, or even the B840 as an entry-level solution.