Asus Launches AMD A620 Motherboards For Ryzen 7000 CPUs
With the arrival of AMD’s A620 motherboards, DIY consumers on a budget can finally rejoice. Asus has announced that its TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi and Prime A620M-A motherboards will feature AMD’s Ryzen 7000 processors next month.
TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi (also available without WiFi) and Prime A620M-A are microATX motherboards powered by the latest entry-level A620 chipset. The company’s power delivery subsystem shares a standard 6+2+1 design, with just one of his EPS power connectors onboard. Additionally, Asus has equipped both motherboards with his four DDR5 memory slots. Therefore, it can support up to 128 GB of memory at speeds in excess of 6,400 MT/s. However, memory support is still processor dependent. Support for AMD EXPO certified memory kits has been available since AMD motherboards. However, Asus has made some refinements to the memory slot topology to improve signal integrity, which the company dubs ‘OptiMem II’.
AMD’s A620 chipset does not support PCIe 5.0, so PCIe 4.0 is standard on A620 motherboards. The TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi and Prime A620M-A feature a single PCIe 4.0 x16 expansion slot directly connected to the Ryzen 7000 chip. The remaining two PCIe 3.0 x1 expansion slots are from the A620 chipset.
TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi offers two DisplayPort 1.4 outputs and one HDMI 2.1 port for consumers without discrete graphics cards. The Prime A620M-A, on the other hand, has one less of his DisplayPort in exchange for his regular VGA port.
Despite being an entry-level motherboard, the TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi and Prime A620M-A’s storage options aren’t bad. The motherboard has two PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 2280 slots and four SATA III ports. The Ryzen 7000 processor offers PCIe 4.0 lanes in his M.2 slot, while the A620 is responsible for the SATA III port. Additionally, due to the presence of AMD RAIDXpert2 technology, support for RAID 0, 1 and 10 arrays is available in PCIe and SATA formats.
The TUF Gaming A620M-Plus excels when it comes to internet connectivity. There is a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port on the motherboard and Prime A620M-A has a traditional Gigabit Ethernet connection. Both motherboards use Realtek Ethernet controllers, but Asus doesn’t specify the model. For TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi, the consumer can enjoy his Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity for a small premium.
The USB layout is the same for TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi and Prime A620M-A. The duo features two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports and four USB 2.0 Type-A ports on the rear panel. The vendor also outfitted the motherboard with one USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C header, one USB 3.2 Gen 1 header, and two USB 2.0 headers. Other ports on the back panel include three 3.5mm audio jacks, a BIOS flashback button, and an older PS/2 keyboard and mouse combo port.
Asus does not provide motherboard pricing information. However, the suggested retail prices for the TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi and Prime A620M-A from the European press release are €169 ($183) and €139 ($151) respectively. Meanwhile, the TUF Gaming A620M-Plus retails for €149 ($161). We have reached out to Asus for US MSRP and will update this article as soon as we hear back from the vendor.