AMD’s A620 motherboards which will open up the room for even more affordable AM5 PC builds are finally launching tomorrow.
AMD A620 Motherboards Launch Tomorrow For Affordable AM5 PCs, First Look at MSI A620 PCB & Prices
Based on the latest information that we have received, AMD and its partners will finally introduce the much-awaited & very affordable AM5 motherboard options tomorrow. The boards will adopt the A620 chipset which will come in two flavors, one variant will be a cut-down B650 SKU due to yields and the other will be the proper A620 die which will mostly be the more affordable option.
AMD’s motherboard partners are optimizing the cost so that most options stick below the $100 US price point. We have the PCB shots of an MSI A620 motherboard which carries a 6+2+1 VRM design, putting it slightly above the ASRock A620 options that got leaked a few days ago. The motherboard will get proper VRM heatsinks and will support EXPO DDR5 memory overclocking across two DDR5 DIMM slots. A single 8-pin connector will power the AM5 socket on the motherboard.
In terms of I/O, the motherboard will feature a single PCIe 4.0 x16 and PCIe 4.0 x1 slot. There’s also a single Gen 4.0 NVMe slot that runs off the CPU lanes. Other than that, the motherboard will carry some decent I/O such as HDMI, VGA, a keyboard PS/2 port, USB Gen 3.1 ports, and a LAN port. The motherboard has an EZ Debug LEG for diagnostic and we can expect most if not all A620 options to refrain from using a proper DEBUG LED solution. As for the pricing, we have been told that MSI also targets a price below $90 US for this specific SKU but we can expect even more affordable options.
The AMD A620 chipset will also feature no USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 ports and USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports will be limited to just two compared to 6 on the B650 series. The PCH will get 2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports and retain the 6 USB 2.0 ports. Pairing these entry-level boards with something like a Ryzen 7000 Non-X CPU or an X3D for pure gaming purposes would make for a super affordable yet super powerful PC. Expect more information and first look at the AMD AM5 A620 lineup by various motherboard makers tomorrow.
AMD Chipset Features and Specifications:
WccftechX670E/X670B650E/B650A620X570X399 RefreshX399X470X370B450B350A320X300A300
CrossfireX/SLI2-Way CFX2-Way CFXN/ATriple CFX/2-Way SLIQuad SLI/CFX
(Max 6 GPU Support)Quad SLI/CFX
(Max 6 GPU Support)Triple CFX/2-Way SLITriple CFX/2-Way SLIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CPU Lanes24 Gen 5 (with Ryzen 7000 CPUs & above)24 Gen 5 (with Ryzen 7000 CPUs & above)24 Gen 4 (with Ryzen 7000 CPUs & above)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
PCH Lanes12 Gen 4
8 Gen 38 Gen 4
4 Gen 38 Gen 330 +16 (with Ryzen 7 CPU)60 (With Threadripper CPU)
4 Lanes Reserved for PCH60 (With Threadripper CPU)
4 Lanes Reserved for PCH16 (with Ryzen 7 CPU)16 (with Ryzen 7 CPU)
8 (with Bristol Ridge)16 (with Ryzen 7 CPU)16 (with Ryzen 7 CPU)
8 (with Bristol Ridge)16 (with Ryzen 7 CPU)
8 (with Bristol Ridge)16 (with Ryzen 7 CPU)
8 (with Bristol Ridge)16 (with Ryzen 7 CPU)
8 (with Bristol Ridge)
PCIe Gen 2 LanesN/AN/AN/AN/A8 PCIe Lanes (reserved)8 PCIe Lanes (reserved)8 (plus x2 PCIe Gen3 when no x4 NVMe)8 (plus x2 PCIe Gen3 when no x4 NVMe)6 (plus x2 PCIe Gen3 when no x4 NVMe)6 (plus x2 PCIe Gen3 when no x4 NVMe)4 (plus x2 PCIe Gen3 when no x4 NVMe)4 (plus x2 PCIe Gen3 when no x4 NVMe)4 (plus x2 PCIe Gen3 when no x4 NVMe)
USB 3.1/3.2 Gen22108222222100
USB 3.1/3.2 Gen1126212 (PCH + CPU)13 (PCH+CPU)13 (PCH+CPU)101066644
USB 2.0866N/A666666600
SATA 6Gb/s8448886644422
SATA ExpressN/AN/AN/A2222222211
DDR5 DIMMs444N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
DDR4 DIMMsN/AN/AN/A4884444222
Overclocking
SupportYesYesN/AYesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesNo
XFR2 EnhancedYesYesN/AYesYesNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
Precision Boost OverdriveYesYesN/AYesYesNoYesNoYesNoNoNoNo
NVMeYes (Gen 5.0)Yes (Gen 5.0)N/AYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes
Form FactorATX/mATX/ITXATX/mATX/ITXmATX/ITXATX, MATXATX, MATXATX, MATXATX, MITXATXATX, M-ATXATX, M-ATXM-ATX, Mini-ITXMini-ITXM-ATX, Mini-ITX
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