AMD Entry-level A620 Chipset Nears Launch, Promises Motherboards Starting at $125

[btarunr]

AMD's entry-level A620 chipset for Socket AM5 motherboards is nearing launch, as manufacturers such as GIGABYTE and ASUS have started regulatory filing their upcoming products with the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC). These would hopefully bring the starting prices of AM5 motherboards down to the USD $125 figure AMD promised. AMD will sufficiently differentiate A620 from the B650, using specs such as the lack of CPU overclocking capabilities, only a handful PCIe Gen 3 downstream lanes, and the lack of PCIe Gen 5 on both the PEG and CPU-attached M.2 slots (which could at least be limited to Gen 4 if not Gen 3).

While the motherboards themselves may be cheap, the overall platform costs may still end up higher than Intel's H610 or upcoming H710 chipsets; as Socket AM5 lacks DDR4 memory support, and even at the entry-level you'll be forced to buy DDR5. That said, what A620 promises is platform longevity, that the platform will support future processor generations that launch even beyond 2025. AMD dropped a major hint on A620 chipset motherboards availability in its 2023 CES Keynote address, when it pointed to "65 W CPUs and entry-level motherboards" alongside each other. The 65 W Ryzen 7000 series processors are already out, which means A620 should be just around the corner. February 2023 is when AMD looks to launch its high-end Ryzen 7000X3D processors.



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[catulitechup]

125 bucks for a............................................................A620 mainboard

without 0 oc capabilities and around 30us difference compared B650

 

[damric]

I know. I try so hard to like AM5 but I'll be damned if I can find a good reason to pull the trigger on any of that. AM4 just too good.

 

[JAB Creations]

It's always refreshing to see the first comments be posted by people who comprehend economics, inflation and technology.

Oh, sorry, wrong thread.

 

[Hofnaerrchen]

Maybe AMD should start to directly subsidize AM5 motherboards via a payback promotion. In my opinion CPU prices never were the main issue of the platform. In my opinion A620 will not change this - even at "only" 125 bucks. A selling point of AM4 was it's longevity. AM5 will probably be also around for quite a long time but motherboard prices need to come down by quite a bit.

 

[Fouquin]

It's always refreshing to see the first comments be posted by people who comprehend economics, inflation and technology.

These factors have not stopped Intel's B760 mid-range platform from starting at $110 and arguably offering a LOT for the money. So perhaps AMD should comprehend their value sucks right now and they need to comprehend some of the same solutions that Intel clearly has already figured out.

Edit: Geeze I just looked at Newegg and a Z690 PG Riptide can be bought for $135 right now. There is no amount of comparison between that and A620 that makes A620 look like a favorable option at "down to" $125.

 

[Fluffmeister]

Damn, I still miss the days when AMD were the budget brand.

 

[Gmr_Chick]

Reading some of the comments in here and I can't help but think some of y'all just love to complain for the sake of complaining.

 

[Why_Me]

These factors have not stopped Intel's B760 mid-range platform from starting at $110 and arguably offering a LOT for the money. So perhaps AMD should comprehend their value sucks right now and they need to comprehend some of the same solutions that Intel clearly has already figured out.
Edit: Geeze I just looked at Newegg and a Z690 PG Riptide can be bought for $135 right now. There is no amount of comparison between that and A620 that makes A620 look like a favorable option at "down to" $125.

Unless they are on a super tight budget, most Intel users won't purchase an Asrock board. Asrock boards are more in line with poors and/or AMD users.

 

[Chaitanya]

Atleast $50 overpriced as most boards will be heavily castrated in terms of connectivity(even USB ports).

 

[Minus Infinity]

Sure, the B650 was supposed to be in the $100-150 and only premium MB's above $150. So shove this.

 

[Fouquin]

Unless they are on a super tight budget, most Intel users won't purchase an Asrock board. Asrock boards are more in line with poors and/or AMD users.

Huh, first I've ever heard that. Last I checked in with Intel stuff personally was Z370 when the Taichi was the best bang-for-buck Z370 board on the market with a dumptruck load of features and BCLK unlocking (on the original BIOS with launch-window Coffee Lake only, sadly).

The way you worded your post though makes me think you're being facetious. At least, I hope you are. Because yikes.

 

[Metroid]

A620 should have been $50, not $125, $125 should have been b650 territory. Although the good thing about AM5 will be its longevity down the line, to at least 2027, AMD promised 2025. Anyway, if nothing changes, I will get that Gigabyte B650M AORUS ELITE AX for $199 and pair with that 79003dx.

 

[Why_Me]

Huh, first I've ever heard that. Last I checked in with Intel stuff personally was Z370 when the Taichi was the best bang-for-buck Z370 board on the market with a dumptruck load of features and BCLK unlocking (on the original BIOS with launch-window Coffee Lake only, sadly).

The way you worded your post though makes me think you're being facetious. At least, I hope you are. Because yikes.

Asrock was starting to make a name for itself when it got out from under Asus wings ... Asrock was more or less an Asus subsidiary back in the day. Asrock Extreme 3 followed by the Asrock Fatal1ty were both solid but Asrock anymore is more or less cheap boards for the poors with their old school 897 codec and cheap VRMs. AMD users love those Asrock boards, Intel users ... not so much.

 

[Deleted member 185088]

Interesting pricing, seems they did an nVidia with motherboards pricing. AMD really wants Zen4 to fail. Regardless of his in charge, they share two things in common, greed and stupidity.

 

[Fouquin]

Asrock Extreme 3

Wait, which chipsets on this model name? Because they had a few dozen over the years.

Asrock Fatal1ty

Again, which ones? Like, all of them from P67 up through X470? All 10 years of those boards were good? Man, if a brand has a 10 year run of good boards I thought people would be singing their praises.

old school 897 codec

Weird that they went backwards on that for sure. They had made the step up to ALC12xx for awhile I wonder why they reversed that across some of the models. My X470-ITX/ac has ALC1220 on it for example.

 

[TristanX]

AMD states as for mobos 'Starts with PCIE4 and grow to PCIE5', what means that mobos with A620 will have PCIE4 for graphics and M2

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

Reading some of the comments in here and I can't help but think some of y'all just love to complain for the sake of complaining.

Well yes people do like to complain when multi million dollar corporations try to gouge them on products. As consumers that is our right.

 

[Rowsol]

I remember paying 50 for a decent a320.

 

[watzupken]

These factors have not stopped Intel's B760 mid-range platform from starting at $110 and arguably offering a LOT for the money. So perhaps AMD should comprehend their value sucks right now and they need to comprehend some of the same solutions that Intel clearly has already figured out.

Edit: Geeze I just looked at Newegg and a Z690 PG Riptide can be bought for $135 right now. There is no amount of comparison between that and A620 that makes A620 look like a favorable option at "down to" $125.

I don't know about the build quality of these supposed low end AM5 boards and whether they can sustain the power requirement of the CPUs such that they can boost to a healthy level without throttling. However, on the Intel platform, you may find a cheap motherboard that will throttle the CPU badly due to the high boost power requirement and the VRMs overheating. I guess this is not something new and already exists as early as Intel's 4xx series chipset. Yes it is cheap, but performance is compromised. So before I conclude that cheap AM5 boards are good or bad, I rather wait and see if it impacts performance.

Asrock was starting to make a name for itself when it got out from under Asus wings ... Asrock was more or less an Asus subsidiary back in the day. Asrock Extreme 3 followed by the Asrock Fatal1ty were both solid but Asrock anymore is more or less cheap boards for the poors with their old school 897 codec and cheap VRMs. AMD users love those Asrock boards, Intel users ... not so much.

That's because cheap Asrock boards simply cannot keep up with the higher power requirements of Intel's chip, resulting in overheating VRMs. On AM4, Zen 3 processors are nowhere near as power hungry under full load. Thus, even cheap Asrock boards will allow users to harness 100% or close to 100% of the CPU's potential.

 

[Why_Me]

I don't know about the build quality of these supposed low end AM5 boards and whether they can sustain the power requirement of the CPUs such that they can boost to a healthy level without throttling. However, on the Intel platform, you may find a cheap motherboard that will throttle the CPU badly due to the high boost power requirement and the VRMs overheating. I guess this is not something new and already exists as early as Intel's 4xx series chipset. Yes it is cheap, but performance is compromised. So before I conclude that cheap AM5 boards are good or bad, I rather wait and see if it impacts performance.

I'm of mind that these boards will most likely be paired up with the 7600 non X.

 

[Dirt Chip]

With those price compere to Intel offer (and just wait to see their 65w CPU`s soon), ZEN4 is the easiest skip from AMD since ZEN emerge. It probably will only sense to the top-end 3d chip users for gaming, and those tend to upgrade motherboard when changing CPU anyway so 'platform longevity' is a nice PR, but not much more.
Also, budget oriented on A620 and low-end CPU user will be just fine with any Zen4 CPU also in 2026 so the 'platform longevity' of low end mobo is relevant to a small minority outside of PR talk.

Indeed 'platform longevity' is a very 'nice to have' feature, but I won`t choose a platform according to that. Going ZEN4 now when it is the pricier option and not a distinct (if at all) better performer, in the hope that that 'investment' return itself in the future and 'forcing' yourself to a future upgrade while doing so, is wrong imo unless you are 100% on the way to the upcoming 3d chip.

 

[Zaqq]

It's always refreshing to see the first comments be posted by people who comprehend economics, inflation and technology.

Oh, sorry, wrong thread.

Let's say that inflation makes ~20-25% of the 100% price increase. There's increase in costs that PCIe 5/DDR5/VRM bring but there's simply not enough in terms of value to the user these new features bring (unless you're hardcore enthusiast that enjoys higher numbers in few benchmarks) that will justify the ~80% price increase... If new technologies mean stagnation or even regression when it comes to performance/$ ratio are they really worth it?

 

[Gmr_Chick]

Huh, first I've ever heard that. Last I checked in with Intel stuff personally was Z370 when the Taichi was the best bang-for-buck Z370 board on the market with a dumptruck load of features and BCLK unlocking (on the original BIOS with launch-window Coffee Lake only, sadly).

The way you worded your post though makes me think you're being facetious. At least, I hope you are. Because yikes.

While I do think ASRock has done - and continues to do, apparently - shady crap in regards to their motherboards on the Intel side of things (like slapping Zx90 on a board that's CLEARLY a bottom-tier chipset board) I think it's a little dickish for @Why_Me to basically assume "poor" people only choose ASRock. Like, dude, seriously? That's kind of a low blow. People choose what they can afford and has the most important features they want. Ain't got nothing to do with being "poor".

 

[Why_Me]

While I do think ASRock has done - and continues to do, apparently - shady crap in regards to their motherboards on the Intel side of things (like slapping Zx90 on a board that's CLEARLY a bottom-tier chipset board) I think it's a little dickish for @Why_Me to basically assume "poor" people only choose ASRock. Like, dude, seriously? That's kind of a low blow. People choose what they can afford and has the most important features they want. Ain't got nothing to do with being "poor".

Asrock is a budget brand board manufacture for people who can't afford better.