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ASUS ROG Strix X870-A

Motherboard Information

Manufacturer: ASUS

Motherboard Name: ASUS ROG Strix X870-A

Current Price Amazon: $299

  • Amazon Price Updated: 2 hours, 26 minutes ago.

  • Motherboard Available: True

    Chipset / Socket: X870-A / AM5

    Form Factor / Memory Slots: Standard-ATX / 4 slots.

    Memory Type / Max Cap / Max OC: DDR5 / 256 GB / 8000 MHz

    PCIe Suport: PCIe 5.0 x16

    Audio Chipset: Realtek ALC4080

    Network: 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet

    Motherboard Dimensions: 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm

    Quality & Features (max 100pts)

    VRM Quality: 16 pts.

    Chipset Q & F: 18 pts.

    Build Quality: 16 pts.

    Connectivity Q & F: 17 pts.

    Audio Quality: 16 pts.

    Total Points: 83 pts.

    VRM Configuration

    CPU Power Phases (Amps): 16 (90 A)

    Power Design: 16(90A)+ 2(90A)+ 2(80A)

    Calculated Performance

    Quality and Features per Price: 55.0%

    Additional Motherboard Information

    Memory:

    4 x DIMM slots, max. 256GB, DDR5
    Supports up to 8000+MT/s(OC) with Ryzen™
    9000 & 8000 & 7000 Series Processors, ECC and Non-ECC, Un-buffered
    Memory*"
    Dual channel memory architecture
    Supports AMD Extended Profiles for
    Overclocking (EXPO™)
    ASUS Enhanced Memory Profile (AEMP)
    * Supported memory types, data rate
    (speed), and number of DRAM modules vary depending on the CPU and memory
    configuration, for more information please refer to CPU/Memory Support list
    under the Support tab of product information site or visit
    https://www.asus.com/support/.
    * Non-ECC, un-buffered DDR5 memory supports
    On-Die ECC function.

    Graphics:

    1 x DisplayPort**
    1 x HDMI™ port***  
    2 x USB4® (40Gbps) ports support USB
    Type-C® display outputs****
    * Please refer to AMD CPU specifications.
    ** Supports max. 8K@30Hz as specified in
    DisplayPort 1.4.
    *** Supports 4K@60Hz as specified in HDMI
    2.1.  
    ****Supports max. 4K@60Hz as specified in
    DisplayPort 1.4a
    **** VGA resolution support depends on
    processors' or graphic cards' resolution.

    Storage:

    Supports 4 x M.2 slots and 2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*
    AMD Ryzen™ 9000 & 7000 Series Desktop Processors*
    M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
    M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280/22110 (supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)**
    AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors**
    M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 mode)
    M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2280/22110 (Not supports)****
    AMD X870 Chipset
    M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)***
    M.2_4 slot (Key M), type 2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
    2 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
    * AMD RAIDXpert2 Technology supports both PCIe RAID 0/1/5/10 and SATA RAID 0/1. RAID 5 Function is only supported by AMD Ryzen™ 9000 series CPU.
    ** M.2_2 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G5). When M.2_2 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G5) will run x8 only.
    *** M.2_3 shares bandwidth with PCIEX16(G4). When M.2_3 is occupied with SSD device, PCIEX16(G4) will be disabled.
    **** M.2_2 will be disabled when using AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series Desktop Processors.

    USB:

    Rear USB (Total 12 ports)
    2 x USB4® (40Gbps) ports(2 x USB Type-C® with DP Alt mode)*
    6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)**
    4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
    Front USB (Total 9 ports)
    1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)
    2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
    2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
    * USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A
    ** USB Type-C® power delivery output: 5V/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A, 15V max. 2.0A

    Internal I/O:

    Rear USB (Total 12 ports)
    2 x USB4® (40Gbps) ports(2 x USB Type-C® with DP Alt mode)*
    6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)**
    4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
    Front USB (Total 9 ports)
    1 x USB 20Gbps connector (supports USB Type-C®)
    2 x USB 5Gbps headers support 4 additional USB 5Gbps ports
    2 x USB 2.0 headers support 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
    * USB Type-C® power delivery output: max. 5V/3A
    ** USB Type-C® power delivery output: 5V/9V max. 3A, 12V max 2.5A, 15V max. 2.0A

    Back Panel I/O:

    2 x USB4® (40Gbps) ports (2 x USB Type-C® with DP Alt mode)
    6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C® with up to 30W PD Fast-charge)**
    4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A)
    1 x DisplayPort
    1 x HDMI™ port
    1 x Wi-Fi module
    1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet
    2 x Audio jacks 
    1 x Optical S/PDIF out port
    1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button 
    1 x Clear CMOS button 

    WiFi:

    Wi-Fi 7*
    2x2 Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
    Supports 2.4/5/6GHz frequency band**
    Supports Wi-Fi 7 160MHz bandwidth, up to 2.9Gbps transfer rate.
    Bluetooth® v5.4***
    *Wi-Fi features may vary depending on the operating system
    For Windows 11, Wi-Fi 7 will require  24H2 or later version for full functions, Windows 11 21H2/22H2/23H2 only support Wi-Fi 6E.
    For Windows 10, please note that no driver is available , please refer to the Wi-Fi chipset vendor's website for details.
    ** Wi-Fi 6GHz frequency band and bandwidth regulatory may vary between countries.
    *** The Bluetooth® version may vary, please refer to the Wi-Fi module manufacturer's website for the latest specifications.

    Audio:

    ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080*
    - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
    - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel MIC Jack-retasking
    - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 110 dB SNR recording input
    - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on front panel"
    Audio Features
    - SupremeFX Shielding Technology
    - Savitech SV3H712 AMP  
    - Rear optical S/PDIF out port
    - Premium audio capacitors
    - Audio cover
    * The LINE OUT port on the rear panel does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio, make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis or use a USB interface audio device.

    Special Features:

    Extreme Engine Digi+
    - 5K Black metallic capacitors
    ASUS Q-Design
    - M.2 Q-Latch
    - M.2 Q-Release
    - M.2 Q-Slide
    - PCIe Slot Q-Release Slim (with PCIe SafeSlot)
    - Q-Antenna
    - Q-Dashboard
    - Q-DIMM
    - Q-LED (CPU [red], DRAM [yellow], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
    - Q-Slot
    ASUS Thermal Solution
    - M.2 heatsink backplate
    - M.2 heatsink
    ASUS EZ DIY
    - BIOS FlashBack™ button
    - BIOS FlashBack™ LED
    - Clear CMOS button
    - ProCool II
    - Pre-mounted I/O shield
    - SafeSlot
    - SafeDIMM
    Aura Sync
    - Addressable Gen 2 headers