In an interview with Quasarzone, AMD addresses the continued AM5 socket burnout cases, which reportedly stem from BIOS misconfigurations rather than CPUs.

AMD Says BIOS Miconfigurations are Causing AM5 Socket Burnouts and Not Its CPUs; Urges Users to Update to Latest BIOSes for Improved Support and Burnout Mitigation

The AM5 socket burnout issue and the death of many Ryzen 9000 CPUs, particularly Ryzen 7 9800X3D , are among the most widespread issues in the hardware sphere. The ASRock 800-series and Ryzen 9800X3D are generally seen as a deadly combo by many, and while the CPU damage is also seen on boards from other manufacturers, it's more common on ASRock models. Despite many BIOS updates, the issue persists, but now to a small extent. However, the burnout issue hasn't been mitigated

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