Asus Launches AMD A620 Motherboards For Ryzen 7000 CPUs

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TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi
TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi (Image credit: Asus)

Budget DIY consumers can finally rejoice as AMD's A620 motherboards have arrived. Asus has announced that the TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi and Prime A620M-A motherboards will come next month to house AMD's Ryzen 7000 processors.

The TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi (also available without WiFi) and Prime A620M-A are microATX motherboards with the latest entry-level A620 chipset. Their power delivery subsystems share a standard 6+2+1 design and only have a single EPS power connector onboard. In addition, Asus equipped both motherboards with four DDR5 memory slots; therefore, they can accommodate up to 128GB of memory with speeds over 6,400 MT/s. However, memory support still depends on your processor. Support for AMD EXPO-certified memory kits is a given since their AMD motherboards. However, Asus added some improvements to the memory slot topology to improve signal integrity, which the company brands as "OptiMem II."

AMD's A620 chipset doesn't have PCIe 5.0 support, so PCIe 4.0 is standard on A620 motherboards. The TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi and Prime A620M-A feature a single PCIe 4.0 x16 expansion slot connected directly to the Ryzen 7000 chip. The remaining two PCIe 3.0 x1 expansion slots are from the A620 chipset.

The TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi supplies two DisplayPort 1.4 outputs and a single HDMI 2.1 port for consumers who won't be using a discrete graphics card. The Prime A620M-A, on the other hand, has one less DisplayPort in exchange for a regular VGA port.

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TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi
TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi(Image credit: Asus)

Despite being entry-level motherboards, the storage options aren't half bad on the TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi and Prime A620M-A. Two PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 2280 slots and four SATA III ports exist on the motherboards. The Ryzen 7000 processor provides the PCIe 4.0 lanes for the M.2 slots, whereas the A620 is responsible for the SATA III ports. In addition, AMD RAIDXpert2 Technology is present, so RAID 0, 1, and 10 array support is available in PCIe and SATA format.

The TUF Gaming A620M-Plus is superior in terms of Internet connectivity. The motherboard has a 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet port, while the Prime A620M-A has a conventional Gigabit Ethernet connection. Both motherboards use a Realtek Ethernet controller, but Asus didn't specify the model. In the case of the TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi, consumers can enjoy Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity for a small premium.

The USB layout is identical on the TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi and Prime A620M-A. The duo offers two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports and four USB 2.0 Type-A ports on the rear panel. The vendor also equipped the motherboards with one USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C header, one USB 3.2 Gen 1 header, and two USB 2.0 headers. Other ports on the rear panel include three 3.5mm audio jacks, a BIOS Flashback button, and the old-school PS/2 keyboard and mouse combo port.

Asus didn't provide the pricing information for the motherboards. However, the suggested retail pricing for the TUF Gaming A620M-Plus WiFi and Prime A620M-A from the European press release are €169 ($183) and €139 ($151), respectively. Meanwhile, the TUF Gaming A620M-Plus retails for €149 ($161). We've contacted Asus for the U.S. MSRP and will update the story if the vendor gets back to us.

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Zhiye Liu
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9 Comments Comment from the forums
  • PlaneInTheSky
    VGA port
    PCIe 3.0 chipset lane
    Gigabit Ethernet
    four USB 2.0 ports
    PS/2 keyboard and mouse port

    You can immediately put it in a museum if you want too.

    $183

    LOL, you have got to be kidding me.
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  • ohio_buckeye
    If they are say 100 bucks that’s not bad though. 4 ram slots, 4 sata ports. Pci e 4 should be enough for a few years. Honestly if you were going to pair this with a non x cpu it’s not bad for what it is. Especially if there’s support for ryzen 8000 and 9000 series cpus down the road.
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  • J35Bowman
    PlaneInTheSky said:
    You can immediately put it in a museum if you want too.



    LOL, you have got to be kidding me.
    I'm with you on that one. I just built a computer with a 7600 and a MSI Pro B650M-A Wifi. The mobo was $200, it is now on sale at Newegg for $180, and there are no PS/2, VGA, or USB2 ports to be found.

    It would be nice to have a USB-C on the back, because my case doesn't have one, but I got much better connectivity for $20 (and with the sale, a discount). I'm not complaining, and I would never buy this latest ASUS product.
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  • Ogotai
    PlaneInTheSky said:
    You can immediately put it in a museum if you want too.

    LOL, you have got to be kidding me.
    so, as in the other thread Here you said :
    PlaneInTheSky said:
    $230 for a midrange board.

    No thanks, money doesn't grow on trees.
    but you neglected to reply with what YOUR view is for a price for a mid range board, and in this thread you are also saying the same practically the same thing for $182. so what is reasonable to you for a price for a board ? $100 or less?
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  • J35Bowman
    Ogotai said:
    so, as in the other thread Here you said :

    but you neglected to reply with what YOUR view is for a price for a mid range board, and in this thread you are also saying the same practically the same thing for $182. so what is reasonable to you for a price for a board ? $100 or less?
    This ASUS A620 is NOT a midrange board. No OC support, tons of legacy I/O, and limited VRM make it a low-end board. Yes, it has WiFi, but they're charging the same as MSI is for my decent mid-range B650 board (which also has WiFi).
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  • Ogotai
    J35Bowman said:
    This ASUS A620 is NOT a midrange board. No OC support, tons of legacy I/O, and limited VRM make it a low-end board. Yes, it has WiFi, but they're charging the same as MSI is for my decent mid-range B650 board (which also has WiFi).
    what is a mid range board then ? some may consider The Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus Wi-Fi that he scoffed at in the link i posted, because of its price, but failed to define what he calls a mid range board. or even what features he considers make a mid range board.
    sorry to say this, but the majority of his posts are anti amd based, which makes me think if this board that this thread is for were based on intel, he wouldn't be scoffing it it, or the tuf gaming b650m board either.


    the The Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus Wi-Fi at the $230 in the other thread, is about $310 here which puts it price wise about mid range based on price, wether or not it is mid range, is up to the person shopping for a mid range board. personally, i wouldnt by that TUF board, i would rather spend the funds on a full ATX board, because of what i would want in a board, and mATX, is a board size i wouldnt get, as it doesnt have enough features for my needs.
    as i ask him, what is your idea of a mid range board ? what features would you need on that board, and what price. in the end it seems like plane in the sky, wouldnt pay more then 50 bucks for ANY board, low end, or top of the line
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  • Firestone
    I don't really see the point of this. The interfaces and connectivity are nearly the same as previous B550 boards. So you get all the same features from last generation except you get to pay extra for latest Gen CPU and RAM?

    Honestly if i was so tight for cash that i was considering a board like this i would just take a step back and go full B550 instead. The Ryzen 5800x3D is surely going to be dirt cheap and never stopped being good, prices on DDR4 are plummeting, your GPU performance will be identical, so why even move to AM5/DDR5 at this point? Asus has similarly priced mid and high range B550/X570 boards that even come with WiFi 6E (and a better wifi antenna)
    Reply
  • J35Bowman
    Ogotai said:
    what is a mid range board then ? some may consider The Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus Wi-Fi that he scoffed at in the link i posted, because of its price, but failed to define what he calls a mid range board. or even what features he considers make a mid range board.
    sorry to say this, but the majority of his posts are anti amd based, which makes me think if this board that this thread is for were based on intel, he wouldn't be scoffing it it, or the tuf gaming b650m board either.


    the The Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus Wi-Fi at the $230 in the other thread, is about $310 here which puts it price wise about mid range based on price, wether or not it is mid range, is up to the person shopping for a mid range board. personally, i wouldnt by that TUF board, i would rather spend the funds on a full ATX board, because of what i would want in a board, and mATX, is a board size i wouldnt get, as it doesnt have enough features for my needs.
    as i ask him, what is your idea of a mid range board ? what features would you need on that board, and what price. in the end it seems like plane in the sky, wouldnt pay more then 50 bucks for ANY board, low end, or top of the line
    Sorry I didn't hit this sooner. I'm not here on a regular basis. I think I said in my first comment what I would consider a mid-range board. I bought a MSI Pro B650M-A Wifi with no legacy I/O for what ASUS wants for this abomination that's packed full of legacy connections. I would like to have USB-C, but the MSI doesn't have one on the back, and my case doesn't have it on the front. The header is there. That's okay. My B board is far more useful than the A board, and it cost the same.

    I went with Micro-ATX because this computer is doing TV duty in the living room, and a m-ATX fits far better in the entertainment center than a full ATX does.
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  • J35Bowman
    Firestone said:
    I don't really see the point of this. The interfaces and connectivity are nearly the same as previous B550 boards. So you get all the same features from last generation except you get to pay extra for latest Gen CPU and RAM?

    Honestly if i was so tight for cash that i was considering a board like this i would just take a step back and go full B550 instead. The Ryzen 5800x3D is surely going to be dirt cheap and never stopped being good, prices on DDR4 are plummeting, your GPU performance will be identical, so why even move to AM5/DDR5 at this point? Asus has similarly priced mid and high range B550/X570 boards that even come with WiFi 6E (and a better wifi antenna)
    The point is you will be building a computer on a dead-end platform. AM4 and DDR4 are at end of life. If you're building for the future, AM5 and DDR5 give you an upgrade path. You may save building for Zen 3 right now, but you'll have nowhere to go 4-5 years in the future.
    Reply