AMD reveals AM5 X670E motherboards for Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 CPUs

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As reported last week in anticipation of the event, AMD just held a partner showcase for its new AM5 motherboard lineup. These next-generation high-end motherboards are geared toward enthusiasts and come with most features you’d expect. Since this was a partner showcase, AMD wasn’t alone in presenting these motherboards. ASRock, Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, and Biostar each had representatives to discuss the respective products.

AMD outlined what users can expect from the next-generation AM5 motherboards. Firstly, these AMD motherboards utilize the X670 and X670E chipsets. Standard X670 supports overclocking, while the X670E supports extreme overclocking, PCIe 5.0 slots for up to two graphics cards, and an M.2 slot for an PCIe 5.0 SSD.

AM5 motherboards also support a TDP of up to 170W, dual-channel DDR5 memory support, up to four HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 2.0 ports, and up to 14 USB 3.2 and Type-C ports on some models. A few motherboards also come with Wi-Fi 6E support as well. As usual, the exact features will vary from model to model.

Let’s kick things off with Asus’s offering of AM5 motherboards for the next-generation AMD CPUs. There are two motherboards offer here: the Crosshair X670E Extreme and the Crosshair X670E Hero. Both of these come with the same sort of configuration. The Extreme is technically the more advanced of the two thanks to its extra 10G Ethernet port, plus it has more RGB. The X670E Extreme also has 20+2 power stages, in comparison to the Hero’s 18+2.

ASRock plans to debut five X670E motherboards in total for AMD’s AM5 platform. These include the X670E Taichi Carrara, X670E Taichi, X670E Steel Legend, X670E Pro RS, and X670E PG Lightning.

In contrast, Biostar only has one motherboard entering the market