With AMD’s Ryzen 7000 introduction scheduled for August 29, it’s time for motherboard makers to unveil their components. A few weeks in the past, all 5 makers of enthusiast-oriented mainboards gave a sneak peek at their AMD X670/X670E-based AM5 platforms. Nonetheless, Asus at this time was the primary firm to formally announce (opens in new tab) its preliminary AM5 household that accommodates a number of motherboards set to be offered at totally different value factors.
Along with the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero Excessive motherboard for players with deep pockets, Asus additionally launched its ROG Crosshair X670E Hero in addition to ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming Wi-Fi designed for many who don’t wish to pay for crème-de-la-crème flagship but wish to have every part that the brand new AMD X670E platform has to supply, and the TUF Gaming X670E-Plus Wi-Fi geared toward those that look for premium options but doesn’t wish to spend a small fortune on a motherboard.
Along with the ROG Crosshair X670E Hero Excessive motherboard for players with deep pockets, Asus additionally launched its ROG Crosshair X670E Hero in addition to ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming Wi-Fi designed for many who don’t wish to pay for crème-de-la-crème flagship but wish to have every part that the brand new AMD X670E platform has to supply, and the TUF Gaming X670E-Plus Wi-Fi geared toward those that look for premium options but doesn’t wish to spend a small fortune on a motherboard.
All Asus’ AMD X670E-based motherboards will naturally assist AMD’s Ryzen 7000-series processors with as much as 16 Zen 4 cores in AM5 packaging geared toward lovers and overlockers. As well as, all 4 mainboards will characteristic formidable CPU VRMs able to delivering lots of of watts of unpolluted energy to CPUs to maximise their overclocking potential.
The motherboards will carry 4 slots for DDR5 reminiscence, a number of PCIe 5.0 slots, USB ports (together with two USB 4 ports on some modes), and Wi-Fi 6E assist on higher-end ROG motherboards. As well as, choose AM5 mainboards may even supply M.2-22110 slots for high-capacity SSDs through an adapter, 2.5GbE, and even 10GbE connectivity.
In the meantime, Asus ROG motherboards may even assist the corporate’s Q-Design options, together with fast launch buttons for PCIe, RAM, and M.2 slots to make it simpler and quicker for lovers to uninstall and uninstall and uninstall and set up new elements.
Now we have constructed a desk that provides a fast take a look at the important thing options of Asus’ upcoming AM5 motherboards and their variations.
Asus AM5 Motherboards at a Look
| ROG Crosshair X670E Hero Excessive | ROG Crosshair X670E Hero | ROG Strix X670E-E Gaming Wi-Fi | TUF Gaming X670E-Plus Wi-Fi | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VRM | 20+2 energy levels, 110A | 20+2 energy levels, 110A | 18+2 energy levels, 110A | 16+2 |
| Vcore PMIC | Infineon ASP2205 | Infineon ASP2205 | ? | ? |
| Energy Stage | VishaySIC850 | VishaySIC850 | ? | ? |
| PCIe 5.0 x16 slots | 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 | 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 | 3x PCIe 5.0/4.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 |
| PCIe slots | – | – | – | PCIe x16, PCIe x1 |
| M.2 slots | 5 slots, PCIe 5.0 + PCIe 4.0 | 5 slots, PCIe 5.0 + PCIe 4.0 | ? slots PCIe 5.0 + PCIe 4.0 | 4 slots PCIe 5.0/4.0/3.0 |
| M.2-22110 card | + | + | + | – |
| Ethernet | 10GbE + 2.5GbE | 2.5GbE | ? | ? |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | ? | ? |
| Q-Design Options | + | + | + | – |
Finally, Asus will add the ProArt X670E Creator Wi-Fi for content material creators and the Prime X670-P/X670-P Wi-Fi for extra provident patrons (and people motherboards will nonetheless be fairly costly, as we already know). In the meantime, there may even be cheaper B650-based motherboards, as Asus’ AM5 web page title suggests (opens in new tab).
