ASRock A620 Motherboards Feature Full Support For PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSDs But Future AMD AGESA Updates Might Be A Problem

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ASRock seems to have integrated full support for PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSDs on its newly released AMD A620 motherboard lineup.

AMD and its partners recently introduced the A620 chipset and the respective motherboards that are aimed at the entry-tier segment. These motherboards start at $85 US which is 32% lower than the starting price of B650 motherboards, allowing budget gamers and PC builders to make some really cost-effective PC builds using loads of CPU options available within the Ryzen 7000 family.

In our AMD A620 motherboard roundup, we disclosed how the chipset featured support for an all-Gen 4.0 hardware design with the base specs including a single PCIe Gen 4 x16 and PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slot.

However, as it turns out, that isn't entirely the case based on what we have been able to find within testing done by our sources who managed to secure one of the latest ASRock A620M Pro RS WIFI motherboards which should cost around $100 US and comes with a very decent design that houses two M.2 slots (1 with heatsink). The motherboard was paired with an AMD Ryzen 5 7600 & CFD's Gaming latest Gen 5 NVMe SSD which is rated at up to 10 GB/s speeds.

In CrystalDisk and ATTO tests, the CFD Gaming Gen 5 NVMe SSD can be seen fully supporting the PCIe Gen 5.0 x4 interface and ATTO even shows the drive putting out its rated performance figures of 10 GB/s without an issue. As we know, the PCIe Gen 4.0 x4 interface allows a maximum of 8 GB/s transfer rates through the protocol while Gen 5.0 x4 supports up to 16 GB/s. This is definitely super interesting and we have been told is even more interesting.

Talking to motherboard vendors, it is revealed that A620 motherboards can support Gen 5 NVMe SSDs. ASRock's Pro offerings come with the necessary