AMD motherboards could be much cheaper in the near future thanks to cheaper chipsets being available for its new Socket AM5 platform and Ryzen 7000 processors.

Above we can see a post from Hong Kong-based news outlet HKEPC, which claims to have information on a new chipset - A620, that will hopefully usher in lower prices and less lavish motherboards for AMD's new Socket AM5 platform. These are sorely needed to boost sales, with many users cut out of the market by the high cost of the platform.

Socket AM5 motherboards were extremely expensive at launch back in 2022

The promise of $125 AMD Socket AM5 motherboards for the company's Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 CPUs was made way back last year at the announcement of its new socket and range of highly-anticipated processors. However, motherboard costs have remained stubbornly high with few being available for less than $200.

Uptake of AMD's Ryzen 7000 CPUs has been slow despite good performance in games and content creation software. There are a number of reasons for this. The fact they require DDR5 memory, which remains more expensive, means the lower end of the market is at a disadvantage compared to Intel, which still enjoys cheaper DDR4 memory support.

Intel's 13th Gen CPUs are also compatible with older motherboards, which are also cheaper, so the overall cost of AMD's Socket AM5 platform is higher and recent price cuts to its processors haven't been enough to win over consumers, esepcially at the lower end, where the higher platform costs hit the hardest.

AMD's motherboards are easily a match for Intel's and offer high-end features, but they're also ... [+] expensive

Lowering motherboard prices is key for competing at the low end so the release of more basic chipsets such as A620 is key for getting more people to buy into its new platform or upgrade from their aging Socket AM4 systems. This will also help to lower DDR5 memory prices, which while cheaper than they were six months ago, are still noticeably higher than DDR4.

AMD now has cheaper options in it's stack of Zen 4 CPUs, with the new Ryzen 5 7600 retailing for around $230. However, it also has its upcoming models with 3D V-Cache inbound next month, which could be excellent options for gamers and finally turn the tide against Intel.

What it needs are cheaper motherboards to go with these CPUs allowing those on tighter budgets to upgrade or buy in to the Socket AM5 platform, especially as in the past its 3D V-Cache models haven't required anything more than a low-end motherboard to perform as they should.

The cheapest motherboards out there right now for Socket AM5 are the likes of the ASRock B650M PG Riptide, which retails for $170. However, Intel's cheapest options for its 13th Gen CPUs are half the price and use cheaper DDR4 memory. It's clear, then, that there's quite a lot riding on both the A620 chipset and 3D V-Cache CPUs for AMD and I'll hopefully be looking at the latter soon right here on Forbes so follow me using the button on the page or on my YouTube channel for the benchmarks.