https://wccftech.com/amd-zen-4-raphael-ryzen-desktop-cpu-mockup-pictured-am5-lga1718-socket-up-to-170w-tdp/

The first mockup of AMD's next-generation Zen 4 powered Raphael Ryzen Desktop CPUs has been posted by ExecutableFix. The picture comes as a follow-up to his original tweet in which he leaked information regarding the AM5 platform and the respective LGA1718 socket.

One of the biggest changes mentioned on the AM5 platform is the switch from the PGA socket to the LGA socket. The AM5 platform will feature the LGA 1718 socket and as the name suggests, it'll comprise 1718 pins that will make contact with the CPU. That's actually 18 more pins than the Intel LGA 1700 socket which will support the next-generation Alder Lake CPUs. That would mean that we won't see anymore Ryzen Desktop chips with pins beneath them but instead, we would see contact pads (gold) similar to those underneath Intel Desktop CPUs.