In view of Intel’s policy that very often requires the acquisition of a new motherboard for each generation of processor, AMD has chosen a certain “durability” for its AM4 socket. However, for cost reasons, motherboard manufacturers could abandon Bristol Ridge support.
When the AM4 was introduced, AMD announced a fairly long service life with the operation until at least 2020. This socket allows today to exploit four generations of the processor with Bristol Ridge, Ryzen 1st and 2nd generation and APU Ryzen 2000 G series.
AM4 motherboard, the end of Bristol Ridge support?
According to a new report, several motherboard manufacturers are likely to abandon support for Bristol Ridge in their future products. The reason is a lack of storage space. To support multiple generations of processors, the BIOS must have all the respective micro-codes.
With a growing list, the size may exceed the current BIOS capacity (16 MB). This capacity is currently the most widespread. This does not pose any crucial problem, however, to meet its expenses are necessary. This problem would force manufacturers to opt for a higher capacity BIOS chip. The cost would not be taken lightly. If $4 doesn’t really change things for a motherboard, the bill increases for millions of units.
If this information is true, the consequences should be limited due to Bristol Ridge’s mixed success.
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