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AMD AM4 Motherboards Selection Guide for Video Editors
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Topic solely for selection of motherboard for your AM4 Ryzen CPU based system.

    Focused on video editor needs

    I'll be adding systematic info post by post.

    Ideal modern video editor motherboard must allow:

    • Work with overclocked 8 core CPUs fine without VRM issues, preferably be ready for upcoming 16 core chips
    • Have ability to install pair of NVMe x4 SSD drives (one can be using PCIe 2.0), M.2 slot not located under GPU hot air is big plus!
    • Have pair of USB 3.1 Gen2 10Mbit ports so you can transfer data from/to your fast SSD quick - check more . Front panel connector is also big plus.
    • Have or allow to install 10Gbit Ethernet/56Gbit Infiniband network adapter to quickly use directly or dump large amount of footage at NAS/Server.
    • Have proper slots alignment taking in account that some good GPUs have 2.5 slot sized cooling.
    • Installing 2nd GPU always leads to lot of compromises on this platform, but if this is performance bottleneck - go for it.

    Best CPU info

    We are searching board for 8-16 core CPUs, it is not much reason to look for other CPUs.

    Ryzen is gaming/consumer CPU with serious IO shortcomings by design (but less serious compared to Intel consumer line).

    • Ryzen chips have 24 PCIe v3.0 lines.
    • 4x goes to NVMe slot of board (Intel lacks this).
    • 16x go to GPU - and this one on A320 and B350/450 can't be split (aka bifurcation), to force MB makers to buy more expensive chipsets for SLI.
    • 4x is left for the chipset (on Intel it is same). Chipset uses them for lot of things, including making multiple PCIe 2.0 (or PCI 4.0 for X570) lines.

    Note Actual Ryzen 1xxx or 2xxx die has full 32 PCIe 3.0 lines, but it had been decided that it will be too nice to allow consumer PCs to use them all. References that somehow AMD does not have free pins in socket is absolute bullshit.

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    Note! Ryzen 2200G or 2400G are designed such way that they provide only 8 PCIe 3.0 lines to GPU instead of 16x and they can't be split.
    So, forget about idea of using them for any advanced tasks.

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    Chipset difference

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    If you look carefully you understand that you must avoid B350/B450 chipsets at all cost, not mentioning A320.

    • First reason - they do not allow to split x16 into two PCIe x8 slots, this is very bad for us* (see note below).
    • Second reason - they have less general purpose PCIe 2.0 lines, 2 less sounds like not much, but it is very important on our limited consumer CPU IO budget.

    Note about bifurcation/split. As usual in capitalism - it is artificially removed and disabled feature. On Asrock ITX B350/B450 boards such options is present and works. It had been done due to large request from users/buyers and some other companies do this (keeping silence so it won't become open knowledge among too many, yet you still need to modify BIOS to enable SLI). But even with such options it is horrible life as you need custom impossible to find riser and turning GPU card into vertical state or such.

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    SSD performance limits on Ryzen

    Second M.2 slot on almost all boards where it is present will be using PCIe 2.0 x2 or x4 mode (except x570 chipset!).

    PCIe 2.0 per-lane throughput is 5GT/s or 500MB/s of actual data transfer per lane. x2 will be capped at 1GB/sec recording/reading and x4 at 2GB/sec recording/reading, no matter if the limit of SSD you put in it is higher.

    First M.2 slot uses four dedicated v3.0 lines. Single PCIe 3.0 lane at 8GT/s, can send 985MB/s. This limit is close to 4GB/sec.

    For x570 chipset all lines will be PCI 4.0 lines, double the bandwidth of PCI 3.0.

    Network stuff

    Ideally we want 10Gbit adapter, but most probably you will need free x4 slot for one - check https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/21364/making-10gbit-network-using-sfp-adapters-for-cheap#Item_11

    Among 1Gbit always aim for Intel, it is not much difference but saves little CPU load and lot of your nerves.

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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    The new AGESA code with number AM4 1.0.0.3 ABB from AMD is made with sole purpose - disable working PCIe 4.0 for motherboards where manufacturer enabled this feature.

    As this feature showed that all marketing lies about 6 layer server class boards required (while in reality most <$300 ones are still same 4 layer things), just top management of motherboard manufacturers planned big bonuses at your expense.

    Note that AGESA is fully closed and encrypted AMD code residing in BIOS.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    MSI started making motherboards with 32Mbit BIOS

    • X470 GAMING PLUS MAX
    • X470 GAMING PRO MAX

    For now do not see better boards in the list.

    All else are lower end boards.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Biostar made bios for 4xx chipsets with PCIe 4.0

    Biostar activated the functionality on four of the brand's AMD 400-series motherboards.

    • X470GT8 Motherboard and new X47AG718.BST BIOS
    • X470GTN Motherboard and new X47AK718.BSS BIOS
    • B450MH Motherboard and new B45CS718.BSS BIOS
    • B45M2 Motherboard and new B35GS718.BSS BIOS
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Can compare completely nuts approach with one of most full featured x399 HEDT boards - •Fatal1ty X399 Professional Gaming

    While VRM is not so much overkill like top boards here, but connectivity (M.2 slots and PCIe slots) and network are superior to any >$600 boards here.

    And it is $390 new and around $300 used.

    https://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/21511/amd-tr2-x399-hedt-motherboard-selection-guide-for-video-editors#Item_18

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    All X570 major manufacturers boards added.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    GIGABYTE X570

    • X570 GAMING X, $169 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813145161
      • 5x phases via real ISL6617A doublers CPU VCC making it total 10x phases, ISL69147 controller, 1x4C10N and 2x4C06N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two medium designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered. But part of MOSFETS are on back side uncovered!
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC887 Audio
      • Realtek 8111H Gigabit LAN
      • Absolutely no USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, horror
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X570 AORUS ELITE, $199 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813145160
      • 6x phases via real ISL6617A doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, ISL69147 controller, SiC634 50A VRPower Integrated Power Stage per phase
      • Two medium designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 2xType A, via chipset
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X570 AORUS PRO WIFI , $269 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813145157
      • 6x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, IR35201 controller, IR3553 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two medium heatsinks one with actual fins, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Three USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 2xType A + Type C, via chipset and CPU
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
    • X570 AORUS ULTRA, $299 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813145156
      • 6x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, IR35201 controller, IR3553 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two medium heatsinks one with actual fins, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Three USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 2xType A + Type C, via chipset and CPU
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
    • X570 AORUS MASTER, $359 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813145155
      • 6x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, IR35201 controller, IR3556 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two medium heatsinks one with actual fins, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 1 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 + SABRE9118 DAC Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Realtek RTL8125 2.5 Gbps LAN
      • Four USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 3xType A + Type C, via chipset and CPU
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
    • X570 AORUS XTREME, $699 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813145158
      • 14x phases CPU VCC, IR XDPE132G5C controller, TDA21472 integrated 70A power stage for each phase
      • Two medium heatsinks, both with actual fins, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 + SABRE9218 DAC Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Aquantia AQC107 10-Gigabit LAN
      • Six USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 5xType A + Type C, via chipset and CPU
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    MSI X570

    • X570-A PRO, $159 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144263
      • 4x phases via real IR3598 doublers CPU VCC making it total 8x phases, IR35201 controller, 4C029N and 4C024N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two medium designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Realtek 8111H Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • MPG X570 GAMING PLUS , $169 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144262
      • 4x phases via real IR3598 doublers CPU VCC making it total 8x phases, IR35201 controller, 4C029N and 4C024N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two medium designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Realtek 8111H Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • MPG X570 GAMING EDGE WIFI , $209 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144261
      • 4x phases via real IR3598 doublers CPU VCC making it total 8x phases, IR35201 controller, 4C029N and 4C024N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two medium designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Realtek 8111H Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • MPG X570 GAMING PRO CARBON WIFI, $259 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144260
      • 5x phases via real IR3598 doublers CPU VCC making it total 10x phases, IR35201 controller, QA3111N6N dual N MOSFET per phase
      • Two medium designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Four USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 3xType A + Type C, via CPU and x570 chipset
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • MEG X570 ACE Gaming, $369 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144259
      • 6x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, IR35201 controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two medium designer made alu heatsinks, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4), located above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Realtek RTL8125 2.5 Gbps LAN
      • Four USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 3xType A + Type C, via CPU and x570 chipset
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector
      • 4 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • PRESTIGE X570 CREATION, $499 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144258
      • 6x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, IR35201 controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two medium designer made alu heatsinks, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 4 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4), located below hot GPU slot area
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Aquantia AQC107 10-Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A + Type C, via Ryzen processor
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • MEG X570 GODLIKE Gaming, $699 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813144257
      • 7x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 14x phases, IR35201 controller, TDA21472 integrated 70A power stage for each phase
      • Two medium designer made alu heatsinks, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8/x8/x4/x4)
      • 1 PCIe 4.0 x16 in x4 mode slot, from chipset
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4), located below hot GPU slot area
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 + E9018 DAC Audio
      • Killer E2600 Gigabit LAN
      • Killer E3000 2.5 Gbps LAN
      • Four USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 3xType A + Type C, via chipset and Ryzen processor
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Updated all slots, audio and minor things with official specs for ASUS and Asrock X570 boards.

    MSI and Gigabyte will be posted soon.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Updated VRM info to actual state for ASUS and Asrock X570 boards.

    MSI and Gigabyte will be posted soon.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Some ASUS boards support PCI-Express 4.0, as manufacturer did not followed AMD recommendations for now

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    After it had become known that PCI-Express 4.0 work fine on most boards for two important slots - top PCIe x16 and M2 one (even x370) AMD and leading vendors went into marketing panic mode.

    As they made special cartel agreement to keep X570 board margins around 5x (yes target point had been 5 times more profits for both AMD and companies) compared to X470 ones.

    So having 4.0 working could impact x570 sales a lot, as around 5% of people use second GPU now. And only around 0.2-0.5% will use two of them that support 4.0 version.

    Also note that B450 boards actually have better x16 version working as all lines go direct, while on X470 boards half of signals go via Asmedia switchers, hence you can't have 4.0 working, as switchers can work only in 3.0 mode.

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  • brudneybrudney

    Great thread, thanks a lot VK!

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    ASUS

    • TUF Gaming X570-Plus and WiFi, $189 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119198
      • 6x phases CPU VCC, ASP1106GGQW PWM controller, 2xSiC639 integrated power stage for each phase
      • Two small designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in above top GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1200 Audio
      • Realtek L8200A LAN
      • Three USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 2xType A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • Prime X570-P, $169 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119199
      • 4x phases CPU VCC, ASP1106GGQW PWM controller, 2xSiC639 integrated power stage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Realtek RTL8111H LAN
      • Four USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 4xType A, via ASMedia controller
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • Prime X570-Pro, $249 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119196
      • 6x phases CPU VCC, ASP1106GGQW PWM controller, 2xSiC639 integrated power stage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Four USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 3xType A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C ports via internal connector using ASM1143
      • 6 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • ROG STRIX X570-F GAMING, $299 at https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-x570-f-gaming/p/N82E16813119195
      • 6x phases CPU VCC, ASP1106GGQW PWM controller, 2xSiC639 integrated power stage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Four USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 3xType A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C ports via internal connector using ASM1143
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING, $329 at https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-strix-x570-e-gaming/p/N82E16813119111
      • 6x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, ASP1405I controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio with amplifiers
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Realtek RTL8125AG 2.5 Gigabit LAN
      • 8 USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 7xType A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector using ASM1143
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO, $359 at https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-crosshair-viii-hero/p/N82E16813119110
      • 7x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 14x phases, ASP1405I controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 1 PCIe 4.0 x1 slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio+ESS® ES9023P
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Realtek RTL8125AG 2.5 Gigabit LAN
      • 8 USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 7xType A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector using ASM1143
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • Pro WS X570-ACE , $379 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813119194
      • 6x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, ASP1405I controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 1 PCIe 4.0 x1 slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • 1 U2 (PCIe 3.0 x4), located lower on the board
      • One U.2 PCI 3.0 x4 Connector
      • Realtek ALC1200 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Realtek RTL8117 LAN
      • Five USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 4xType A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • 4 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO WiFi, $453 at https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-crosshair-viii-hero/p/N82E16813119109
      • 7x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 14x phases, ASP1405I controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 1 PCIe 4.0 x1 slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio+ESS® ES9023P
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Realtek RTL8125AG 2.5 Gigabit LAN
      • 8 USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 7xType A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector using ASM1143
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • ROG CROSSHAIR VIII FORMULA, $699 at https://www.newegg.com/asus-rog-crosshair-viii-formula/p/N82E16813119104
      • 7x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 14x phases, ASP1405I controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8) and x4 from chipset
      • 1 PCIe 4.0 x1 slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Aquantia AQC111C 5 Gigabit LAN
      • 8 USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 7xType A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector using ASM1143
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    X570 boards

    ASRock

    • X570 Pro4, $169 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157886
      • 4x phases via real UP1961SQ doublers CPU VCC making it total 8x phases, UP9505PQGW PWM controller, SM4337 and SM4336 MOSFETS per phase
      • Large designer made alu heatsink, without heatpipe, SOC phases not covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1200
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Thunderbolt AIC Connector
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • X570 Extreme4 and wifi, $239 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157888
      • 4x phases via real ISL6617A doublers CPU VCC making it total 8x phases, ISL69147 PWM controller, SiC634 integrated power stage for each phase
      • Two small designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Thunderbolt AIC Connector
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • USB-C USB 3.1 Gen1 internal connector
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • X570 Phantom Gaming 4, $154 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157884
      • 4x phases via real UP1961SQ doublers CPU VCC making it total 8x phases, UP9505PQGW PWM controller, SM4337 and SM4336 MOSFETS per phase
      • Large designer made alu heatsink, without heatpipe, SOC phases not covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • X570 Steel Legend and WiFI, $199 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157885
      • 4x phases via real ISL6617A doublers CPU VCC making it total 8x phases, ISL69147 PWM controller, SiC634 integrated power stage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x16+x4), second slot via chipset
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220+NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • X570 Taichi, $199 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157883
      • 6x phases via real ISL6617A doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, ISL69147 PWM controller, SiC634 integrated power stage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8 and x4 from chipset)
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220+NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Thunderbolt AIC Connector
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C ports via internal connector using ASM1143
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • X570 Phantom Gaming X, $349 at https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813157882
      • 6x phases via real ISL6617A doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, ISL69147 PWM controller, SiC634 integrated power stage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8 and x4 from chipset)
      • 2 PCIe 4.0 x1 slots
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220+NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Realtek RTL8125AG 2.5 Gigabit LAN
      • Thunderbolt AIC Connector
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A + Type C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C ports via internal connector using ASM1143
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • X570 Creator
      • 6x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, IR35201PWM controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8 and x4 from chipset)
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • 2xThunderbolt 3 interfaces
      • Realtek ALC1220
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Aquantia ACQ107 10 Gigabit LAN
      • Nine USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 7 x Type A, 2x Type C, via chipset and ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C ports via internal connector using ASM1143
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
    • X570 Aqua
      • 6x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, IR35201PWM controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Water cooling.
      • 3 PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8 and x4 from chipset)
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board
      • 2xThunderbolt 3 interfaces
      • Realtek ALC1220
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit LAN
      • Aquantia ACQ107 10 Gigabit LAN
      • Six USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 4 x Type A, 2x Type C, via chipset and ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C ports via internal connector using ASM1143
      • 8 SATA ports
      • 256Mb BIOS Chip
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    How to use list above to select MB that will also work nice with 12-16 core Ryzens

    It is all simple, just look for boards where VRM part is colored green, like

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    And after this check for BIOS update, as far as I know all 100% green boards will get proper support, and many will get even PCIe 4.0.

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  • MikeLinnMikeLinn

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Almost all MB with 128Mb BIOS chips will have old Bristol Ridge CPUs excluded to make room for new Ryzen 3000 models.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    X470 Aorus Gaming Wi-Fi 7 motherboard is first that officially got Gen 4 PCI support if you use Ryzen 2.

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    Update (AMD decided to disable such features to sell more very profitable X570 boards):

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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Offset voltage and its usage

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Useful video on thermals (include actually multiple x470 boards results)

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    All heatsinks info added.

  • leonbeasleonbeas

    GREAT. THANKS FOR THIS

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Asrock and Asus completed two last to follow soon.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    MSI

    • X370 Gaming Plus
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled elements, RT8894A PWM controller, 2xPK616BA and 2xPK632BA MOSFETS per phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks with slightly more fins, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode), 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA3), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • Realtek ALC892 Audio
      • Realtek 8111HLAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, A and C Type, using ASM2142
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • No BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X370 Gaming Pro
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled elements, RT8894A PWM controller, 2xPK616BA and 2xPK632BA MOSFETS per phase
      • Two bad designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode), 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • Realtek ALC892 Audio
      • Realtek 8111HLAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, A and C Type, using ASM2142
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • No BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X370 SLI Plus
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled elements, RT8894A PWM controller, 2xPK616BA and 2xPK632BA MOSFETS per phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks with more fins, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode), 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • Realtek ALC892 Audio
      • Realtek 8111HLAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, A and C Type, using ASM2142
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • No BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X370 Krait Gaming
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled elements, RT8894A PWM controller, 2xPK616BA and 2xPK632BA MOSFETS per phase
      • Two bad designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • Realtek ALC892 Audio
      • Realtek 8111HLAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, A and C Type, using ASM2142
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • No BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X370 Gaming Pro Carbon and X370 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled elements, RT8894A PWM controller, 2xPK616BA and 2xPK632BA MOSFETS per phase
      • Two horrible designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode)[shared], 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 2.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board. Uses same lines with PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
      • Realtek ALC1220Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit Lan
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, A and C Type, using ASM2142
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • No BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X370 XPower Gaming Titanium
      • 6x phases CPU VCC with doubled low side MOSFETs, IR35201 PWM controller, PK616BA and 2xPK632BA MOSFETS per phase
      • Two average alu heatsinks with more fins and heatpipe, all phases covered. Covered partially by designers shit.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode)[?shared], 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 2.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board. Can use same lines with PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
      • 1x U2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) port
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit Lan
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, A and C Type, using ASM2142
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • No BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X370 Gaming M7 ACK
      • 5x phases via real IR3598 doublers CPU VCC making it total 10x phases, IR35201 PWM controller, PK616BA and 2xPK632BA MOSFETS per phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks with some fins and heatpipe, all phases covered. Covered fully by designers shit.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode), 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 2.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board. Uses same lines with PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
      • 1x U2 (PCIe 3.0 x4) port
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio, Dual
      • Killer E2500 Gigabit Lan
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, A and C Type, using ASM2142
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C port via internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • Has BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • ------ NEXT ARE X470 BOARDS ---------
    • X470 Gaming Plus
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled elements, RT8894A PWM controller, 2x4C029N and 2x4C024N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two bad designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode), 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA3), located above GPU slot
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 2.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board. Uses same lines with PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
      • Realtek ALC892 Audio
      • Realtek 8111HLAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 2x A Type, using ASM1143
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • No BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X470 Gaming Pro
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled elements, RT8894A PWM controller, 2x4C029N and 2x4C024N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two horrible designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode), 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA3), located above GPU slot
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 2.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board. Uses same lines with PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
      • Realtek ALC892 Audio
      • Realtek 8111HLAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, 2x A Type, using ASM1143
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • No BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X470 Gaming Pro Carbon AC
      • 5x phases CPU VCC with doubled elements, IR35201 PWM controller, 2x4C029N and 2x4C024N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks with more fins, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode), 2x PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA3), located in hot area below GPU slot
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 2.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board. Uses same lines with PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Intel I211AT Gigabit Lan
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, A and C Type, using x470 chipset
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • No BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
    • X470 Gaming M7 AC
      • 6x phases via real IR3598 doublers CPU VCC making it total 12x phases, IR35201 PWM controller, 4C029N and 4C024N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks with slightly more fins, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4 mode), 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA3), located in hot area below GPU slot
      • 1x M.2 (PCIe 2.0 x4 and SATA), located lower on the board. Uses same lines with PCIe 2.0 x16 slot
      • Realtek ALC1220 Audio
      • Killer E2500 Gigabit Lan
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, A and C Type, using x470 chipset
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 Type C ports via internal connector using ASM1143
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • Has BCLK Overclock
      • 128Mb BIOS Chip
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Gigabyte

    • Aorus GA-AX370-Gaming 5
      • 6x phases CPU VCC, IR35201 PWM controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • Realtek ALC1220A
      • Intel Gigabit LAN
      • Killer E2500 LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via X370 chipset
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • Has BCLK Overclock
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
    • Aorus GA-AX370-Gaming K3
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled low side MOSFETs, ISL95712 PWM controller, 4C10N and 2x4C06N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • Realtek ALC1220A
      • Killer E2500 LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A, via ASMedia controller
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • Has BCLK Overclock
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
    • Aorus GA-AX370-Gaming K5
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled low side MOSFETs, ISL95712 PWM controller, 4C10N and 2x4C06N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • Realtek ALC1220A
      • Intel Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A, and C, via ASMedia controller
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A, via X370 chipset
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • Has BCLK Overclock
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
    • Aorus GA-AX370-Gaming K7
      • 6x phases CPU VCC, IR35201 PWM controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • Realtek ALC1220A
      • Intel Gigabit LAN
      • Killer E2500 LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A, and C, via ASMedia controller
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A, via X370 chipset
      • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • Has BCLK Overclock
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
    • ------ NEXT ARE X470 BOARDS ---------
    • Aorus X470 Ultra Gaming
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled elements, ISL95712 PWM controller, 2x4C10N and 2x4C06N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 2 PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 2.0 x4 without SATA support), located low on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220A
      • Intel Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A and C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via x470 chipset
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • Has BCLK Overclock
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
    • X470 Aorus Gaming 5 WiFi
      • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled elements, ISL95712 PWM controller, 2x4C10N and 2x4C06N MOSFETS per phase
      • Two designer made alu heatsinks with heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 2 PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 2.0 x4 without SATA support), located low on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220A
      • Intel Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A and C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via x470 chipset
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • Has BCLK Overclock
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
    • Aorus X470 Gaming 7 WiFi
      • 5x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 10x phases, IR35201 PWM controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
      • Two nice heatsinks with lot of fins and heatpipe, all phases covered.
      • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 2 PCIe 2.0 x1
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located in hot area under GPU slot
      • 1 M.2 (PCIe 2.0 x4 without SATA support), located low on the board
      • Realtek ALC1220A+ES9118 DAC
      • Intel Gigabit LAN
      • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A and C, via ASMedia controller
      • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via x470 chipset
      • Has "voltage offset" option
      • Has BCLK Overclock
      • 2x128Mb BIOS Chips
  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev
    • ASUS
      • Prime Prime X370-A
        • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled low side, ASP1106GGQW PWM controller, 4C09B and 2 x 4C06B MOSFETS per phase
        • Two quite small alu heatsinks but with more fins, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
        • 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 2 PCIe 2.0 x1, 2 PCI
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located above GPU slot
        • Realtek ALC887 Audio
        • Realtek RTL8111H LAN
        • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A, via X370 chipset
        • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
        • No "voltage offset" option
        • No BCLK Overclock
        • 128Mb BIOS Chip ?
      • Prime X370-Pro
        • 6x phases CPU VCC, ASP1405I PWM controller, CSD 87350 Buck NexFET Power Blocks for each phase
        • Two designer made alu heatsinks with more fins, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
        • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located low at MB
        • Realtek ALC1220A Audio
        • Intel Gigabit LAN
        • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A, via ASMedia controller
        • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via X370 chipset
        • No "voltage offset" option
        • No BCLK Overclock
        • 128Mb BIOS Chip ?
      • Strix X370-F Gaming
        • 6x phases CPU VCC, ASP1405I PWM controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
        • Two bad designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
        • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located low at MB
        • Realtek ALC1220A Audio with dual amplifiers
        • Intel Gigabit LAN
        • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A and Type C, via ASMedia 1142 controller
        • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via X370 chipset
        • No "voltage offset" option
        • Has BCLK Overclock
        • 128Mb BIOS Chip ?
      • X370 ROG Crosshair VI Hero and WiFi Version
        • 4x phases via real IR3598 doublers CPU VCC making it total 8x phases, ASP1405I PWM controller, CSD 87350 Buck NexFET Power Blocks for each phase
        • Two bad designer made alu heatsinks with heatpipe, all phases covered.
        • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located low at MB
        • Realtek ALC1220A + ES9023P DAC, with dual amplifiers
        • Intel Gigabit LAN
        • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A and Type C, via ASMedia 1142 controller
        • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via X370 chipset
        • Has "voltage offset" option
        • Has BCLK Overclock
        • 128Mb BIOS Chip ?
      • X370 ROG Crosshair VI Extreme
        • 4x phases via real IR3598 doublers CPU VCC making it total 8x phases, ASP1405I PWM controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
        • Two bad designer made alu heatsinks with heatpipe, all phases covered.
        • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located low at MB
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4), located near SATA ports, shared bandwidth with second PCIe x16 slot
        • Realtek ALC1220A + ES9023P DAC, with dual amplifiers
        • Intel Gigabit LAN
        • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A and Type C, via ASMedia 1142 controller
        • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via ASMedia chipset
        • Has "voltage offset" option
        • Has BCLK Overclock
        • 128Mb BIOS Chip ?
      • ------ NEXT ARE X470 BOARDS ---------
      • X470 TUF Plus Gaming
        • 4x phases CPU VCC with doubled low side, ASP1106GGQW PWM controller, 4C10B and 2 x 4C06B MOSFETS per phase
        • Two quite small designed made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
        • 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 4 PCIe 2.0 x1
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located above GPU slot
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2 and SATA), located in low part of the board
        • Realtek ALC887 Audio
        • Realtek RTL8111H LAN
        • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A, via X470 chipset
        • No USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector
        • No "voltage offset" option
        • No BCLK Overclock
        • 128Mb BIOS Chip ?
      • X470 Prime Pro
        • 6x phases CPU VCC, ASP1405I PWM controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
        • Two bad designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
        • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located above GPU slot
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2 and SATA), located in low part of the board
        • Realtek ALC1220A Audio
        • Intel Gigabit LAN
        • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A, via ASMedia controller
        • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via x470 chipset
        • No "voltage offset" option
        • No BCLK Overclock
        • 128Mb BIOS Chip ?
      • X470-F ROG Strix Gaming
        • 6x phases CPU VCC, ASP1405I PWM controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
        • Two designer made alu heatsinks, without heatpipe, all phases covered.
        • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 3 PCIe 2.0 x1
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located above GPU slot
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x2 and SATA), located in low part of the board
        • Realtek ALC1220A Audio with dual amplifiers
        • Intel Gigabit LAN
        • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A and Type C, via ASMedia 1142 controller
        • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via X470 chipset
        • No "voltage offset" option
        • Has BCLK Overclock
        • 128Mb BIOS Chip ?
      • X470 ROG Crosshair VII Hero and WiFi/ac version
        • 5x phases via real IR3599 doublers CPU VCC making it total 10x phases, ASP1405I PWM controller, IR3555 integrated PowIRstage for each phase
        • Two bad designer made alu heatsinks with heatpipe, all phases covered.
        • 2 PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16/x8+x8), 1 PCIe 2.0 x16 (x4), 2 PCIe 2.0 x1
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA), located above GPU slot
        • 1 M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4), located in low part of the board
        • Realtek ALC1220A + ES9023P DAC, with dual amplifiers
        • Intel Gigabit LAN
        • Two USB 3.1 Gen2 ports, Type A and Type C, via ASMedia 1142 controller
        • One USB 3.1 Gen2 internal connector for Type C port via X370 chipset
        • Has "voltage offset" option
        • Has BCLK Overclock
        • 128Mb BIOS Chip ?
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