With AMD’s Ryzen 7000 introduction scheduled for August 29th, it’s time for the motherboard makers to announce their parts. A few weeks ago, all five of his makers of enthusiast mainboards gave a sneak peek at his AMD X670/X670E based AM5 platform.Still, today’s Asus first officially announce (opens in new tab) First AM5 family with multiple motherboards set to sell at different price points.
In addition to the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero Extreme motherboard for well-funded gamers, Asus also announced the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero and ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming Wi-Fi. We want it to be la-crème’s flagship, but with all the features that the new AMD X670E platform has to offer. The TUF Gaming X670E-Plus Wi-Fi is aimed at people who want premium features but don’t want to spend a fortune on a motherboard.
In addition to the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero Extreme motherboard for well-funded gamers, Asus also announced the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero and ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming Wi-Fi. We want it to be la-crème’s flagship, but with all the features that the new AMD X670E platform has to offer. The TUF Gaming X670E-Plus Wi-Fi is aimed at people who want premium features but don’t want to spend a fortune on a motherboard.
All Asus’ AMD X670E based motherboards naturally support AMD’s Ryzen 7000 series processors with up to 16 Zen 4 cores in the AM5 package and are aimed at enthusiasts and overrockers. Additionally, all four mainboards feature powerful CPU VRMs capable of delivering hundreds of watts of clean power to the CPUs to maximize their overclocking potential.
The motherboard features four slots for DDR5 memory, multiple PCIe 5.0 slots, USB ports (including two USB 4 ports in some modes), and Wi-Fi 6E support on high-end ROG motherboards. I’m here. In addition, some AM5 mainboards also offer an M.2-22110 slot for high-capacity SSDs via adapters, 2.5GbE, or 10GbE connections.
Meanwhile, Asus ROG motherboards also support the company’s Q-Design features, including quick release buttons for PCIe, RAM, and M.2 slots, making it easier for enthusiasts to uninstall, uninstall and install new components. Make it easy and fast.
We’ve put together a table outlining the main features of Asus’ upcoming AM5 motherboards and their differences.
Asus AM5 motherboard overview
| ROG Crosshair X670E Hero Extreme | ROG Crosshair X670E Hero | ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming Wi-Fi | TUF Gaming X670E-Plus Wi-Fi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRMs | 20+2 power stages, 110A | 20+2 power stages, 110A | 18+2 power stages, 110A | 16+2 |
| Vcore PMIC | Infineon ASP2205 | Infineon ASP2205 | ? | ? |
| power stage | Vishay SIC850 | Vishay SIC850 | ? | ? |
| PCIe 5.0 x16 slot | 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 | 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 | 3x PCIe 5.0/4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| PCIe slot | – | – | – | PCIe x 16, PCIe x 1 |
| M.2 slot | 5 slots, PCIe 5.0 + PCIe 4.0 | 5 slots, PCIe 5.0 + PCIe 4.0 | ? Slot PCIe 5.0 + PCIe 4.0 | 4 slot PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 |
| M.2-22110 card | + | + | + | – |
| ethernet | 10GbE + 2.5GbE | 2.5GbE | ? | ? |
| Wifi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6E | – |
| USB4/TB | Two USB 4 ports at 40Gbps | Two USB 4 ports at 40Gbps | ? | ? |
| audio codec | ALC4082 | ALC4082 | ? | ? |
| Audio DAC | ESS ES9218PQ Quad DAC | ESS ES9218PQ Quad DAC | ? | ? |
| Features of Q-Design | + | + | + | – |
Eventually Asus will add ProArt X670E Creator Wi-Fi for content creators and Prime X670-P/X670-P Wi-Fi for more savvy buyers (and these Motherboards, as we already know, are still very expensive). Meanwhile, as the title on his AM5 page from Asus suggests, his B650-based motherboard, which is cheaper, is also coming. (opens in new tab).
