Intel 13th gen - upgrade to ddr5 later?

Framework Laptop 13
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I’m planning to get a DIY 13th gen Intel i5-1340P. Framework by default only offers ddr5 ram for intel, but Intel says 13th gen CPUs support DDR5 as well as DDR4. Will I be able to upgrade the ram to DDR5 ones later down the line?

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DDR5 is physically different from DDR4. Unless framework releases a 13th gen board with DDR5 SODIMM slots then the answer is no you would not be able to upgrade to DDR5 from DDR4 in the future

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As Nathan said DDR5 is different from DDR4, and the 13th motherboards is only DDR4 compatible. So no you’ll have no way to upgrade from DDR4 to DDR5 later

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