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The new AMD Zen 2 processors will be backward compatible with current AM4 300 and 400 series motherboards, confirms Asus and ASRock.
We're less than a month away from launching AMD's new generation of 3000 series Ryzen processors. In the approaching launch, some motherboard manufacturers have proclaimed, perhaps wrongly, that you would have to buy a new card to be able to use one of the new chips.
Fortunately, Asus confirmed last month that this would not be the case. At the moment they are preparing a new BIOS update to ensure compatibility with earlier versions of the Ryzen 3000 series processors on the existing list of Asus motherboards. Asrock has joined Asus with a similar announcement on an upcoming BIOS update that will ensure backward compatibility with the company's current family of AM4 motherboards.
The AMD Ryzen 3000 Series supports existing AM4 cards with the new Asrock BIOS update
The new BIOS versions will arrive in May and will include just about every Asrock motherboard.
"TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 6th2019 – ASRock announced BIOS updates for AMD X470 / B450 / X370 / B350 and A320 motherboards to support new AMD Ryzen processors, which will be available soon. The latest BIOS update can be downloaded from our website or simply updated via ASRock APP Shop. "
| X470 Chipset | BIOS version |
| X470 Taichi Ultimate | P3.30 |
| X470 Taichi | P3.40 |
| Fatal1ty X470 Gaming K4 | P3.40 |
| X470 Master SLI / ac | P3.40 |
| X470 Master SLI | P3.40 |
| Fatal1ty X470 Gaming-ITX / ac | P3.30 |
| B450 Chipset | BIOS version |
| Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4 | P3.30 |
| B450 Steel Legend | P2.10 |
| B450 Pro4 | P3.30 |
| B450M Steel Legend | P2.10 |
| B450M Pro4-F | P1.40 |
| B450M Pro4 | P3.30 |
| B450M-HDV R4.0 | P2.30 |
| B450M-HDV | P1.80 |
| Fatal1ty B450 Gaming-ITX / ac | P3.40 |
| X370 Chipset | BIOS version |
| X370 Taichi | P5.60 |
| Fatal1ty X370 Professional Gaming | P5.40 |
| Fatal1ty X370 Gaming K4 | P5.40 |
| Fatal1ty X370 Gaming X | P5.50 |
| X370 Killer SLI / ac | P5.40 |
| X370 Killer SLI | P5.40 |
| X370 Pro4 | P5.80 |
| X370M Pro4 R2.0 | P1.30 |
| X370M Pro4 | P5.80 |
| X370M-HDV R4.0 | P2.00 |
| HDV-X370M | P1.80 |
| Fatal1ty X370 Gaming-ITX / ac | P5.70 |
| B350 Chipset | BIOS version |
| Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming K4 | P5.80 |
| AB350 Pro4 | P5.80 |
| AB350M Pro4 | P5.90 |
| AB350M Pro4-F | P1.20 |
| AB350M Pro4 R2.0 | P1.40 |
| AB350M-HDV R4.0 | P2.00 |
| AB350M-HDV R3.0 | P3.10 |
| AB350M HDV | P5.90 |
| AB350M | P5.10 There |
| Fatal1ty AB350 Gaming-ITX / ac | P5.70 |
| A320 chipset * * Supports only Ryzen new generation AMD APUs. |
BIOS version |
| A320M Pro4 R2.0 | P1.30 |
| A320M Pro4-F | P1.10 |
| A320M Pro4 | P5.90 |
| A320M-DVS R4.0 | P1.70 |
| A320M-DVS R3.0 | P3.10 |
| A320M-DGS | P5.80 |
| A320M-HDV R4.0 | P1.90 |
| A320M-HDV R3.0 | P3.10 |
| A320M-HDV | P5.80 |
| A320M-ITX | P5.60 |
| A320TM-ITX |
P3.10 |
The new AMD X570 chipset for the Ryzen 3000 series
That said, AMD will still give you plenty of reasons to acquire a new, brilliant motherboard alongside your new Ryzen 3000 series processor. That's why the company's brand new X570 chipset is used.
This new chipset will be the first to offer the market support for PCIe Gen4, which promises to double the bandwidth of the current version of PCIe Gen3. This could translate into better multi-GPU performance with the company's CrossfireX technology on next-generation graphics cards such as Navi. Although AMD has not yet announced that Navi will support PCIe Gen4. However, the fact that the company is deploying the technology on its next generation AM4 mainstream platform indicates that Navi could very well do it.
Here is a preview of a future ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming motherboard that should be unveiled at Computex 19.
We still do not know much about the new X570 chipset. But we could certainly expect new energy efficiency features, an improved power supply in anticipation of the larger Ryzen 3000 series processors, which will include storage units up to 16 cores, as well as Accuracy Boost 2.0.
Whatever you do, the next Computex will be exciting and we can not wait until May 27th.
AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Specifications and Prices
| AMD Ryzen processor | Nuclei / Nets | Basic clock | Boost Clock | TDP | Price | beginning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryzen 3 3300 | 6/12 | 3.2 GHz | 4.0 GHz | 50W | $ 99 | THESE |
| Ryzen 3 3300X | 6/12 | 3.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz | 65W | $ 129 | THESE |
| Ryzen 3 3300G | 6/12 | 3.0 GHz | 3.8 GHz | 65W | $ 129 | Q3 2019 |
| Ryzen 5 3600 | 8/16 | 3.6 GHz | 4.4 GHz | 65W | $ 178 | THESE |
| Ryzen 5 3600X | 8/16 | 4.0 GHz | 4.8 GHz | 95W | $ 229 | THESE |
| Ryzen 5 3600G | 8/16 | 3.2 GHz | 4.0 GHz | 95W | $ 199 | Q3 2019 |
| Ryzen 7 3700 | 12/24 | 3.8 GHz | 4.6 GHz | 95W | $ 299 | THESE |
| Ryzen 7 3700X | 12/24 | 4.2 GHz | 5.0 GHz | 105W | $ 329 | THESE |
| Ryzen 9 3800X | 16/32 | 3.9GHz | 4.7 GHz | 125W | $ 449 | THESE |
| Ryzen 9 3850X | 16/32 | TBA | TBA | 135W | $ 499 | TBA |
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