ASUS Silently Launches Six A620A Chipset Motherboards for Zen 4 and Zen 5 CPUs
ASUS has quietly expanded its entry-level AM5 lineup with the release of six new A620A chipset motherboards, now listed on its official product page. These boards are designed as budget-friendly options for Ryzen 7000, 8000, and 9000 series processors, offering an affordable pathway into the Zen 4 and Zen 5 ecosystem without sacrificing essential features.
The A620A chipset is effectively a cut-down version of the standard A620. While both chipsets serve as entry-level solutions and do not support CPU overclocking, the key distinction lies in the uplink bandwidth: the A620A uses a PCIe 3.0 x4 connection to the CPU rather than the PCIe 4.0 x4 connection found on A620. This halved uplink speed makes the A620A less ideal for heavy I/O workloads, though it still provides enough bandwidth for budget gaming and productivity builds.
Until now, only Biostar and GIGABYTE had adopted the A620A chipset, but ASUS has joined the market with the following models:
TUF Gaming A620AM-Plus
TUF Gaming A620AM-Plus WiFi
PRIME A620AM-A-CSM
PRIME A620AM-A
PRIME A620AM-K-CSM
PRIME A620AM-K
Beyond chipset differences, ASUS has implemented some practical improvements. The A620A boards offer faster USB Type-A ports at the rear I/O compared to standard A620 models. Memory capacity has also been expanded: while A620 motherboards supported either 96 GB or 192 GB DDR5, the new A620A variants increase this ceiling to 128 GB or even 256 GB, depending on the model. ASUS has also made minor changes to expansion slot layouts, in some cases reducing the number of PCIe x1 slots in favor of reallocating bandwidth to support faster USB connectivity.
The boards are primarily targeted at users opting for cost-effective CPUs such as the Ryzen 5 7500F, Ryzen 9500F, and the Ryzen 8000G APUs, making them well-suited for entry-level gaming PCs or compact workstation builds.
ASUS has not yet disclosed official pricing or availability for the new A620A models, but given their positioning, they are expected to be priced in line with existing A620 offerings.
Would you consider building a Zen 5 system with one of these new ASUS A620A boards, or do you think the bandwidth trade-off is too limiting for future upgrades?
