New chipset could finally make it easier to build budget Ryzen 7000 PCs

ASRock, ASUS, and MSI have all released new microATX motherboards based on the AMD A620 chipset. The A620 is a budget chipset that offers full support for the latest PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSDs. However, future AMD AGESA updates might be a problem for these boards.

PCIe Gen 5 is the latest and greatest interface for solid state drives. It offers twice the bandwidth of PCIe Gen 4 and is backwards compatible with older PCIe standards. The A620 chipset is the first budget option for those looking to take advantage of the latest PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSDs.

ASRock’s A620M-ITX/ac is the most affordable option at $70. It has two DIMM slots for up to 32GB of DDR4-3200 memory, one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, one PCIe 2.0 x1 slot, and four SATA 6Gbps ports. For storage, there are two M.2 slots, one of which is PCIe 4.0 x4 and the other is PCIe 3.0 x2. The board also features Intel Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0.

The ASUS ROG Strix B620I-GAMING is the most expensive option at $140. It has four DIMM slots for up to 128GB of DDR4-3200 memory, two PCIe 3.0 x16 slots, two PCIe 3.0 x1 slots, and four SATA 6Gbps ports. For storage, there are three M.2 slots, one of which is PCIe 4.0 x4 and the other two are PCIe 3.0 x2. The board also features Intel Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0.

The MSI B560M-A PRO is the middle ground at $100. It has two DIMM slots for up to 32GB of DDR4-2666 memory, one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot, two PCIe 3.0 x1 slots, and four SATA 6Gbps ports. For storage, there are two M.2 slots, one of which is PCIe 4.0 x4 and the other is PCIe 3.0 x2. The board also features Realtek 2.5Gbps Ethernet and Bluetooth 5.0.

All three boards are compatible with the latest AMD Ryzen 3000 and 5000 series processors. They also support SATA-based M.2 NVMe SSDs. However, support for the latest PCIe Gen 4 NVMe SSDs is not guaranteed.

These new A620 motherboards are a great budget option for those looking to take advantage of the latest PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSDs. However, future AMD AGESA updates might be a problem for these boards.

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