Finally, no more bent pinsOn its previous sockets, AMD has used a Pin Grid Array (PGA) layout, where the pins are on the CPU rather than the motherboard. Intel has stuck with a Land Grid Array ...

The AM5 socket transitions away from the PGA configuration used by AMD through AM4. PGA, or Pin Grid Array, is where the rows of tiny pins extend from the CPU package.

AMD also says its decision to move from a PGA (pin grid array) to an LGA (land grid array) socket design was made to accommodate the pin density requirements of PCIe Gen 5 and DDR5 RAM.

AM5 uses an LGA (Land Grid Array) pin design instead of the old PGA (Pin Grid Array) layout. Intel also uses this pin design on its desktop CPUs. PGA pins have more potential to bend, so switching ...

The first image of AMD's upcoming Socket AM4, the new single platform for its Bristol Ridge and Zen CPU and APU products, has been leaked, revealing a pin-grid array (PGA) design with 1,331 pin ...

AMD's upcoming Zen CPUs and new AM4 socket are closer and closer to being revealed, and now we have leaked shots of the PGA (Pin Grid Array) design which looks to have 1331 pins - just 6 short of ...

Aries can provide the stainless steel handle on either the right or left side. The ZIF socket plugs into standard pin-grid-array (PGA) sockets, and has replaceable pins. The PGA ZIF socket is made of ...

With socket AM5, AMD is switching from a PGA (pin grid array) socket to an LGA (land grid array) socket. LGA sockets support more pins, and AM5 comes with 1,718 of them.

AMD AM5 is coming and it seems like Team Red is shifting things up in a big way for next-gen: going for LGA instead of PGA for their Ryzen 7000 CPUs. But is this a good thing?