AMD has today launched a quartet of Ryzen 2000-series CPUs that increase performance by around 10 per cent when evaluated against the previous-generation models of the same name. What they have in common is an AM4 form factor, with AMD promising enthusiasts that it will keep to that common mainstream socket until at least 2020.

That said, the launch of a new series of CPUs is usually reason enough to release a new chipset. So, without further ado, enter the X470.