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AMD should've redesigned their IHS for AM5. It would've broken legacy support, but now they are stuck with a thick IHS for the lifespan of AM5, making it even harder to deal with the heat density issuess.
Now obviously this 'story' is about trying to reduce the heat density to begin with, but that's a far bigger challenge and a problem everyone has. While changing the IHS and cooler compatibility was something AMD could've easily done.
The fully integrated backplate breaks compatibility with half the AM4 coolers anyways. They should have taken the full plunge and made the IHS thin enough so that the CPU wouldn't throttle under load.