AMD to Support DDR5, LPDDR5, PCI-Express gen 5.0, and USB 4.0 by 2022

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AMD is expected to support the next-generation DDR5 memory standard by 2022, according to a MyDrivers report citing industry sources.

Much like with DDR4, Intel could be the first to market with processors that support it, likely with its "Sapphire Rapids" Xeon processors. AMD, on the other hand, could debut support for the standard only with its "Zen 4" microarchitecture slated for 2021 technology announcements, with 2022 availability.

AMD "Zen 4" will see a transition to a new silicon fabrication process, likely TSMC 5 nm-class. It will be an inflection point for the company from an I/O standpoint, as it sees the introduction of DDR5 memory support across enterprise and desktop platforms, LPDDR5 on the mobile platform, and PCI-Express gen 5.0 across the board.

In addition to ddr5, support for USB4 would also see the light of day.

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