There has been an increase in reports from the community of AMD AM5 socket owners, who are experiencing a growing number of socket burns. AMD has addressed these issues, claiming that motherboard vendors use ODM BIOS that doesn't adhere to AMD's official specification, hence creating issues like socket burning. In an interview with Quasar Zone, David McAfee and Travis Kirsch of AMD discussed these issues. AMD is reportedly working with board partners to develop and optimize BIOS and fix these issues. The recommendation is to keep the BIOS updated to the latest version, regardless of the motherboard vendor, so these issues can be effectively avoided. Below is the complete, machine-translated quote: