AMD Zen has not been released yet but the support for Summit Ridge seems to have already started as the company has a new X370 AM4 motherboard for 2017.
The Summit Ridge Zen processors are expected to come out next year but recent reports have claimed that AMD will actually release some variants before the year ends. One caveat is that they will only be limited and most consumers would best wait for 2017 if they want to buy one AMD X370 without having to pay much as price gougers could drive the cost of one unit upwards when they initially release.
Customers who are interested in the new AMD X370 AM4 motherboard will be glad to know that it will support DDR4 RAM up to 2400Mhz speed, Headlines & Global News has learned. The motherboard will also support CrossFire which means users can pack in two AMD Vega 10 or 11 video cards when they also release in 2017.
Another advantage of the AMD X370 motherboard is that it has more overclocking features in the BIOS which will come in handy for the Summit Ridge Zen processors. The new chips from AMD are expected to be cheap yet just as powerful as their Intel counterparts making them more attractive for PC builders.
AMD X370 Release Date
The AMD X370 AM4 motherboards are expected to ship in December but they will only be launched at the CES 2017 event in Las Vegas, Mobipicker reported. Those who are currently using Bristol Ridge AMD processors will be able to upgrade to Summit Ridge once the AMD Zen chips release alongside the X370 motherboard.
AMD is also expected to launch new A320 and B350 chips in 2017 for those who are looking for even more affordable chips to complement their AMD Radeon RX 480 builds. The Vega 10 and Vega 11 GPUs are also expected to finally come out next year.
Unfortunately, there is no AMD X370 price yet that has been announced or even leaked. AMD has a reputation of offering cheap-costing PC hardware with the same performance and features of most of their Intel counterparts.