Update 19th May:
AMD have listened and now will be providing Zen 3 support on B450 and X470. See details:
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Old Info:
Apparently now confirmed.
Very poor show, AMD.
AMD axes Zen 3 support on 400-series motherboards: Is AMD pulling an Intel?
In a surprising announcement, AMD last week said they would discontinue support for older chipsets with their upcoming Ryzen 4000 series, codenamed Zen 3. In the press deck we received for our most recent Ryzen 3 3100 / 3300X review,…
www.techspot.com
Board makers will not be able to provide BIOS updates supporting Zen 3 on B450, as they did with Zen 2 on B350, because AMD won't develop the AGESA code for it. No "beta BIOS" option will exist.
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Original Post:
https://www.techspot.com/news/85144-amd-next-gen-zen-3-compatible-amd-b550.html
It's possible individual boards will still end up supporting if the manufacturers decide to allow it, as has been the case with B350 and A320 supporting Zen 2 (3000 series). It may also depend on BIOS chip size; MSI at least had been caught out by that in the past.
AMD have listened and now will be providing Zen 3 support on B450 and X470. See details:
AMD to support Zen3 on B450 and X470 motherboards - VideoCardz.com
AMD has issued a statement regarding the B450 and X470 motherboard support for Zen3 processors. AMD B450 and X470 WILL SUPPORT Zen3 AMD today has confirmed that their upcoming Ryzen 4000 series codename “Vermeer” will, in fact, be supported on B450 and X470 motherboards. This means that AMD has...
videocardz.com
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Old Info:
Apparently now confirmed.
Very poor show, AMD.
AMD axes Zen 3 support on 400-series motherboards: Is AMD pulling an Intel?
In a surprising announcement, AMD last week said they would discontinue support for older chipsets with their upcoming Ryzen 4000 series, codenamed Zen 3. In the press deck we received for our most recent Ryzen 3 3100 / 3300X review,…
www.techspot.com
Board makers will not be able to provide BIOS updates supporting Zen 3 on B450, as they did with Zen 2 on B350, because AMD won't develop the AGESA code for it. No "beta BIOS" option will exist.
====
Original Post:
https://www.techspot.com/news/85144-amd-next-gen-zen-3-compatible-amd-b550.html
It's possible individual boards will still end up supporting if the manufacturers decide to allow it, as has been the case with B350 and A320 supporting Zen 2 (3000 series). It may also depend on BIOS chip size; MSI at least had been caught out by that in the past.
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