New Details Emerge on AMDs A620 Chipset: What We Know So Far

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/01/2023 07:11 PM | source: @g01d3nm4ng0 (Twitter) via TPU | 5 comment(s)

Recently, information about AMD's new A620 chipset was shared on Twitter by @g01d3nm4ng0, a person with a reputation for providing accurate information.

The A620 chipset is said to be a scaled-down version of the B650 chipset, with the same number of PCIe lanes but only offering PCIe 3.0 instead of 4.0. The A620 chipset will have eight usable PCIe lanes, 4 of which will be connected to the CPU with PCIe 3.0 speeds. The number of USB ports has been reduced to only 2 10 Gbps and 2 5 Gbps, with 6 USB 2.0 ports. The motherboards for the A620 chipset will only support PCIe 4.0 for the CPU lanes. The information also suggests that CPU overclocking will not be available, but RAM overclocking will be included.

A620 motherboards featuring either the Promontory 21 module previously utilized in the B650/X670 series, or the unmentioned Promontory 22 chipset. The Promontory 22 chipset will have the same specifications as the A620 chipset when it becomes available in the future. PROM21 and PROM22 are anticipated to have comparable capabilities, although the A620, the most basic chipset in the 600-series, will not necessitate a sophisticated design like the high-end boards. This affords AMD the opportunity to eliminate any unnecessary chipset features in a future revision.

The release of this more affordable motherboard series could assist AMD in realizing its goal of a lower starting price for AM5 motherboards. Currently, the cheapest B650 motherboards are priced at $150, which some users may consider being expensive. In addition, the AM5 platform requires DDR5 memory, which,at this time is getting cheaper as well.

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#6098877 Posted on: 02/01/2023 07:24 PM

Hmm, Looks we you are gonna have to pick wisely on what we are going to plug in it.
No problem then if awake.

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#6099596 Posted on: 02/03/2023 12:08 PM

For inexpensive... i mean less expensive Ryzen 3D

this chipset seem to be good enough if the VRM are good build (like in the Asrock A320 with 11vrm)

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#6099620 Posted on: 02/03/2023 02:04 PM

Seems like these 'A" boards are a kind of rework around to help AMD sell cpus.

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#6099636 Posted on: 02/03/2023 03:15 PM

It is scalled down much for my liking you'd just be better getting a b650.

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#6100049 Posted on: 02/05/2023 02:44 AM

kind of a trade-off with pcie 3.0 being far less expensive, but with DDR5 being variable.
for a gaming rig pcie 3.0 is all you need and larger volumes are near half the price of the pcie 4.0 high speed m.2's
where i'm at DDR5 (non rgb) is a $15-$20 increase over DDR4 for 32Gb @ ideal Ryzen freq (DDR4 4000, DDR5 6000).

to me, other than the lack of sex appeal in the board design this is a decent trade-off for spending more money on the GPU which is kind of a necessity nowadays. this board would still kick-ass with a 7900xt or 4080

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