Budget Friendly AMD 620 Motherboards launch

[craighazan]

Dropping PCIe 5 support for PCIe 4 is a good idea.

Budget PC Builders Rejoice! AMD's A620 Motherboards Are Here For Affordable AM5 Systems

Today, AMD and its partners are officially announcing their brand new A620 PCH motherboards in the Ryzen 7000 & AM5 family.

wccftech.com

 

[craighazan]

One thing that some of the tech sites have been bemoaning is the the lack USB on the new 620 chipsets. The image below is from the manual for Gigabytes A620M Gaming X AX, the amount of connections doesn't look bad to me and at least there's less chance of going over Apples 15 port limit!.

A620M GAMING X AX (rev. 1.0) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

www.gigabyte.com

 

[Edhawk]

18 x USB ports available in total on the motherboard. That is spread across two USB controllers on an AMD system, so shouldn't fall foul of the 15 port limit on either USB Controller.

The reviewers usually bemoan the lack of USB 3.2 Gen2 ports, of which there is only one on this motherboard. They are looking for the maximum number of high end USB ports with 10Gbps or better yet 20Gbps! They are not interested in USB2 or USB3 speed ports and think these ports are old hat and lacking the functionality they want!

 

[craighazan]

18 x USB ports available in total on the motherboard. That is spread across two USB controllers on an AMD system, so shouldn't fall foul of the 15 port limit on either USB Controller.

The reviewers usually bemoan the lack of USB 3.2 Gen2 ports, of which there is only one on this motherboard. They are looking for the maximum number of high end USB ports with 10Gbps or better yet 20Gbps! They are not interested in USB2 or USB3 speed ports and think these ports are old hat and lacking the functionality they want!

Good point!, for someone like me it’s enough, it’s a budget board after all.

 

[craighazan]

The first 620 motherboard appears on Newegg, the ASRock A620M-HDV/M.2 @ $85.99, that's tempting!. What is 'Hyper M.2 SSD'?. I'm not really familiar with ASRock, I don't think much of the color but I like the list of M.2 sockets one of them M.2 E Key for WiFi or, RX 560!. And the USB options don't seem bad to me, technically portable Ventura via six of USB 3.2 Gen 1, one of them being Type-C!. The Gigabyte above sacrifices an M.2 slot for the USB 3.2 Gen 2. I don't think I've seen a kext for Nahimic Audio though.

Link to English Manual can't be downloaded currently from either Global or China servers.

ASRock A620M-HDV/M.2+

Supports AMD Socket AM5 Ryzen™ 7000; 6+1+1 Power Phase, Dr.MOS; Supports DDR5 6400+ MHz (OC); 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 2 PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 M.2 Key E for WiFi; Integrated AMD RDNA™ 2 Graphics<span style=color:red;>*</span>; Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort; Realtek ALC897 7.1 CH HD Audio Codec...

www.asrock.com

ASRock A620M-HDV/M.2 AM5 Micro ATX Motherboard, supports up to 65W AM5 Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors - Newegg.com

Buy ASRock A620M-HDV/M.2 AM5 Micro ATX Motherboard supports up to 65W Ryzen 7000 Series Processors with fast shipping and top-rated customer service. Once you know, you Newegg!

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[Edhawk]

I think the term ‘Hyper’ is just a marketing tool to differentiate between the M.2 PCIe 3x4 and M.2 PCIe 4x4 connectors. They will probably use another term for the M.2 PCIe 5x4 connectors, when they become more prevalent. Some term that indicates it is faster than a device working at Hyper speed!

ASRock seem to have maximised the use of the space available on the board pictured above, fitting 3 x M.2 connectors in and around the PCIe slots. Might get a bit warm if the case lacks adequate cooling and a high end dGPU was installed.

 

[Leesureone]

The first 620 motherboard appears on Newegg, the ASRock A620M-HDV/M.2 @ $85.99, that's tempting!. What is 'Hyper M.2 SSD'?. I'm not really familiar with ASRock, I don't think much of the color but I like the list of M.2 sockets one of them M.2 E Key for WiFi or, RX 560!. And the USB options don't seem bad to me, technically portable Ventura via six of USB 3.2 Gen 1, one of them being Type-C!. The Gigabyte above sacrifices an M.2 slot for the USB 3.2 Gen 2. I don't think I've seen a kext for Nahimic Audio though.


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AMD's A620 Chipset Quietly Arrives Without Full Support for 65W-Plus CPUs

Pricing looks mostly higher than expected, too.

www.tomshardware.com

 

[craighazan]

I was just reading that article!, as I understand it, you could install an 'X' CPU with a base TDP at 105W but it's not going to run at full speed, unless a BIOS update comes along. Similar situation to my A320I-K which now supports an 'X' series after a BIOS update.

 

[craighazan]

Have been reading that some A620 boards, specifically ASRocks A620M-HDV/M.2 and A620M-HDV/M.2+ will only support up to 65W and 120W respectively. Where as Gigabytes A620M Gaming X AX and Gaming X will support up tp 170W, so most 'X' and 'X3D' processors.

A620M GAMING X AX (rev. 1.0) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

www.gigabyte.com

 

[Leesureone]

Have been reading that some A620 boards, specifically ASRocks A620M-HDV/M.2 and A620M-HDV/M.2+ will only support up to 65W and 120W respectively. Where as Gigabytes A620M Gaming X AX and Gaming X will support up tp 170W, so most 'X' and 'X3D' processors.

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A620M GAMING X AX (rev. 1.0) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

www.gigabyte.com

if you want the best performance out of your "X"CPU or if you want to run an X3D

I'd suggest to anyone that if you are running either an "X" or "X3D" version CPU stay away from the A620 boards.