Question About Ryzen 2000 compatibility with A320.

27MaD · May 13, 2020

So i'm upgrading to Ryzen for cheap, i bought a Gigabyte A320M-S2H which says on the box: "AMD RYZEN DESKTOP 2000 READY" so that means it should run any 1000 or 2000 series Ryzen CPU out of the box, at first i was gonna buy an R7 1700, but i thought it's a stupid idea so i decided to go with the R5 2600, the problem is that in the CPU support list it says that i need BIOS version F20 to run the R5 2600 (and all other 2000 Series CPUs do so) while 1000 series needs F1 to run which is the first release BIOS, the board was bought new so never BIOS updated, am i good to go or what? why does it say RYZEN 2000 ready while in the support list it's listed to run at F20?

oxrufiioxo · May 13, 2020

Ready could just mean it needs a bios update to be compatible.

Regeneration · May 13, 2020

If it says "Ryzen 2000 ready", good chances it came with an updated BIOS from the factory.

oxrufiioxo · May 13, 2020

Regeneration said:
If it says "Ryzen 2000 ready", good chances it came with an updated BIOS from the factory.

I'm hoping that is what they mean as well but given how first gen ryzen stuff was all over the place marketing wise I would be prepared for it actually needing the update and just be pleasantly surprised if it didn't

Regeneration · May 13, 2020

Sometimes there is a BIOS revision written on the box, or at least production date. Ryzen 2 was released in March 2017.

tabascosauz · May 13, 2020

The "Ryzen Desktop 3000 Ready" tag is supposed to be used to indicate out-of-the-box Matisse compatibility, but marketing materials for my B450 board, for example, use the tag in the absence of out-of-the-box support. The examples I have seen all come with F8 BIOS; only F40 and later support 3000. Didn't stop Gigabyte from putting the Ryzen 3000 Ready line on it.

However, if it's a 2000 part on a A320 board, there's a good chance it's ready to go. The only BIOS versions that don't support Pinnacle Ridge (2000) are the first two revisions, F1 and F10. Everything starting from F20 onwards comes with AGESA for Ryzen 2000. Unless you happen to get very old stock (unlikely but I wouldn't wager impossible, given that it's not a particularly popular board), you should be okay. In any case, you can just get a store to update it or borrow an Athlon.

27MaD · May 13, 2020

i found this on the back of the box, i think it means the board was made in the end of 2018, right?

londiste · May 13, 2020

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Basically, if the motherboard box has this logo you are good to go:

Getting an idea if that is the case from e-tailers might be tricky though. Best to ask.

27MaD · May 13, 2020

If the box says 201812 and F20 was released in 2018/2 and F24 was released in 2018/12 does that mean they flash the last BIOS version from the factory?

btw the serial number that is on the board: SN191700031134

lexluthermiester · May 13, 2020

Regeneration said:
If it says "Ryzen 2000 ready", good chances it came with an updated BIOS from the factory.

This and....

londiste said:
ASRock Outs AM4 Motherboard Raven Ridge BIOS Updates, AMD Standardizes New Label

ASRock today announced that it has posted motherboard BIOS updates for its socket AM4 motherboard product lineup, which enables support for AMD Ryzen 3 2200G and Ryzen 5 2400G APUs based on the "Raven Ridge" silicon. The company posted BIOS updates for all 18 of its AM4 motherboard models, based...

www.techpowerup.com

Basically, if the motherboard box has this logo you are good to go:

Getting an idea if that is the case from e-tailers might be tricky though. Best to ask.

...this.

27MaD said:
If the box says 201812 and F20 was released in 2018/2 and F24 was released in 2018/12 does that mean they flash the last BIOS version from the factory?

That board will run whatever Ryzen 2XXX CPU you throw at it.

Assimilator · May 13, 2020

Why don't you just... plug in the CPU and see if it boots? Instead of potentially getting worked up for no reason?

lexluthermiester · May 13, 2020

Assimilator said:
Why don't you just... plug in the CPU and see if it boots? Instead of potentially getting worked up for no reason?

I don't think they have one yet, at least that's the impression I'm getting..

27MaD · May 13, 2020

lexluthermiester said:
I don't think they have one yet, at least that's the impression I'm getting..

Yep i still didn't buy one, i'm getting it of aliexpress new without cooler for like $100

Bill_Bright · May 13, 2020

27MaD said:
why does it say RYZEN 2000 ready while in the support list it's listed to run at F20?

It is common for there to be a timing disconnect between the actual production run of the product, and the printing of the package materials.

Bones · May 13, 2020

Have one of those boards myself and it hasn't been bad overall.
I will warn you the onboard sound is CRAP, you'd want a sound card to go in it if audio quality is important to you.

More or less your basic budget board but it does the job.
Been running mine with an 220GE Athlon for web surfing, posting with it right now in fact.
I'll also mention mine says it's Ryzen 3000 ready on it's box, you should be able to pop a 2000 series Ryzen chip in and go without any issues.

Regeneration · May 13, 2020

27MaD said:
If the box says 201812 and F20 was released in 2018/2 and F24 was released in 2018/12 does that mean they flash the last BIOS version from the factory?

btw the serial number that is on the board: SN191700031134

Yes. Probably F23 on it.

Bones · May 14, 2020

That's the BIOS version mine came with (F23).

27MaD · May 14, 2020

i did some googling, searched youtube comments and i think there is a big chance it won't run and i can't sacrifice, i'm sticking to the R7 1700, the R5 1600-X is just not worth the price, i'll definitely undervolt the R7 1700 as much as i can, btw do you guys know if that's even possible with the A320M-S2H?

27MaD · May 15, 2020

"This model can boot up with Ryzen 2000 series CPU with BIOS F1. However, you need to update to BIOS F20, for your CPU to be recognized correctly. F20 can also support the Ryzen 1000 series."
That was Gigabyte's eSupport.

27MaD · Jul 2, 2020

Update: i received my R5 2600 and it ran well without a BIOS update, the board came running BIOS F31 out of the box.

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