One of the main reasons AMD CPUs have proven so popular in recent years the company's policy to use the same CPU sockets across multiple generations. This has meant that a user could buy a motherboard and CPU one year, then still be able to drop in a newer, faster CPU, four, five, six, or more years later. For instance, AMD AM4 saw support for four generations of CPU, with new CPUs for the platform still available ten years later. Now, AMD has committed to making its current AM5 socket last until 2029, seven years after the first AMD AM5 CPU launched, and two years longer than it originally said. In recent years, AMD's 7000 series and 9000 series X3D chips have simply been the best gaming CPUs available, so many buyers have bought for that reason alone. However, AMD's commitment to long term support and an easy upgrade path has also been the foundation (or the cherry on top, depending which way you look at it) for many buyers considering their best options for longer term cost saving and ease of upgrade.