https://wccftech.com/first-amd-trx40-motherboard-gets-packaging-leaked-features-new-threadripper-socket-called-strx4/ > Another day, another leak (PTT via Videocardz); this time the first picture of AMD's upcoming TRX40 motherboards - or more accurately - that of their box. The packaging art of the upcoming AORUS TRX40 Xtreme motherboard has leaked out and along with it, the name of the socket: sTRX4 (in comparison, the old socket was called TR4). This is pretty significant news because it would initiate a purchase cycle for motherboard manufacturers from scratch considering AMD motherboards usually retain backward compatibility for a few generations. > While we have known about AMD's upcoming TRX40 motherboards for quite some time now and AORUS has been posting teaser after teaser, this is the first time that the socket and platform have been unofficially confirmed through a boxart leak. The socket naming is new information since the marketing name is never confirmed till leaks like this start to happen. Before we go any further, here is the actual leak courtesy of PTT: