[STEAM] New AMD Ryzen Zen 6 CPUs work on old AM5 motherboards, Asus appears to confirm

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Asus has just seemingly revealed a crucial detail in the marketing materials for a new motherboard, which is that the BIOS for one of its new AM5 boards will support next-gen AMD Ryzen CPUs based on the new Zen 6 architecture. The new space-age Asus B850M AYW Gaming OC board is designed for overclockers looking to squeeze as much performance as possible out of their system, and a marketing image suggests it's going to support new AMD CPUs well into the future.

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is rumored to be making big changes to both core counts and clock speeds with Zen 6, with leaks circulating about a

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in the range, as well as

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. Importantly, it now looks as though you'll be able to simply

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on your existing AM5 motherboard and pop in one of these new CPUs when you want to upgrade, without having to overhaul your whole system.

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