The AMD X570 Motherboard Overview: Over 35+ Motherboards Analyzed
by Gavin Bonshor on July 9, 2019 8:00 AM ESTX570 Power Delivery Specification & Comparison
One of the most talked about aspects of any high-end motherboard lately is the quality of its power delivery system. At a high level, all X570 motherboards have to adhere to a couple of factors, the most important of which is support for the upcoming Ryzen 3950X 16c/32t processor. This means manufacturers needed to work even harder in creating suitable and efficient power delivery systems to ensure full compatibility with the Ryzen 3000 series.
Meanwhile, we're also keeping a look out for any cases where manufacturers may be embellishing their power delivery claims, advertising a board as being more capable than it really is. After some bad history and what has happened in the last two years there, we hope to (and expect) to see less of that with the X570 chipset.
As power delivery is usually one of the most requested items for any of our motherboard content, prior to the launch we reached out to all the motherboard vendors to find out what power delivery systems each of their new X570 boards are equipped with. Below is a table of the official information we have compiled from each of the vendors, with a question mark (?) denotes when we don't have information available.
Please note that this information is self-reported, so until we can review any given X570 board, we're operating on the honor system, trusting vendors to supply honest and upfront information. And we will be checking, and we will be keeping this page up-to-date as more information becomes available.
| X570 CPU Power Delivery Comparison | |||||
| Motherboard | Controller | H-Side | L-Side | Chokes | Doubler |
| ASRock X570 Aqua | IR35201 (6+2) |
IR3555 (12) |
12 | IR3599 (6) |
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| ASRock X570 Creator | IR35201 (6+2) |
IR3555 (12) |
12 | IR3599 (6) |
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| ASRock X570 Taichi | ISL69147 (6+2) |
SIC634 (12) |
SIC632A (12) |
12 | ISL6617A (4) |
| ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming X | ISL69147 (6+2) |
SIC634 (12) |
SIC632A (12) |
12 | ISL6617A (4) |
| ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 | UP9505PQGW (4+2) |
UP1962SD (8) |
8 | UP1961SQ (4) |
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| ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX TB3 | ISL69147 (4+2) |
ISL99227 (8) |
8 | ISL6617A (4) |
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| ASRock X570 Steel Legend | ISL69147 (4+2) |
SIC634 (8) |
SIC632A (8) |
8 | ISL6617A (4) |
| ASRock X570 Extreme4 | ISL69147 (4+2) |
SIC634 (8) |
SIC632A (8) |
8 | ISL6617A (4) |
| ASRock X570 Pro4 | UP9505PQGW (4+2) |
UP1962SD (8) |
8 | UP1961SQ (4) |
|
| ASRock X570M Pro4 | UP9505PQGW (4+2) |
UP1962SD (8) |
8 | UP1961SQ (4) |
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| ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Formula | ASP1405I (7+1) |
IR3555 (14) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero | ASP1405I (7+1) |
IR3555 (14) |
14 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Impact | ASP1405I (7+1) |
TDA21472 (8) |
8 | - | |
| ASUS Pro WS X570-Ace | ASP1405I (7+1) |
IR3555 (12) |
12 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming | ASP1405I (6+2) |
IR3555 (12) |
12 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Strix X570-F Gaming | ASP1106G (4+2) |
Sic639 (12) |
12 | - | |
| ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming | ASP1405I (6+2) |
TDA21472 (8) |
8 | - | |
| ASUS TUF X570-Plus | ASP1106G (4+2) |
Sic639 (12) |
12 | - | |
| ASUS Prime X570-Pro | ASP1106G (4+2) |
Sic639 (12) |
12 | - | |
| GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Xtreme | IR XDPE132G5C (14+2) |
TDA21472 (14) |
14 | - | |
| GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Master | IR XDPE132G5C (12+2) |
IR3556 (12) |
12 | - | |
| GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Ultra | IR35201 (6+2) |
IR3553 (12) |
12 | IR3599 (6) |
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| GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Pro/WIFI | IR35201 (6+2) |
IR3553 (12) |
12 | IR3599 (6) |
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| GIGABYTE X570 I Aorus Pro WIFI | IR35201 (6+2) |
TDA21472 (6) |
6 | - | |
| GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Elite | ISL69138 (6+1) |
Vishay DrMOS (12) |
12 | SL6617A (6) |
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| GIGABYTE X570 Gaming X | ISL69147 (5+2) |
ISL6625A (10) |
10 | SL6617A (5) |
|
| MSI MEG X570 Godlike | IR35201 (7+1) |
TDA21472 (14) |
14 | IR3599 (7) |
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| MSI MEG X570 Ace | IR35201 (6+2) |
IR3555 (12) |
12 | IR3599 (6) |
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| MSI Prestige X570 Creation | IR35201 (6+2) |
IR3555 (12) |
12 | IR3599 (6) |
|
| MSI MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WIFI | IR35201 (5+1) |
QA3111N6N (10) |
10 | IR3598 (5) |
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| MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WIFI | IR35201 (4+2) |
S4C029N (8) |
S4C024N (8) |
8 | IR3598 (4) |
| MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus | IR35201 (4+2) |
S4C029N (8) |
S4C024N (8) |
8 | IR3598 (4) |
| MSI X570-A Pro | IR35201 (4+2) |
S4C029N (8 |
S4C024N (8) |
8 | IR3598 (4) |
As we get more information from vendors or reputable sources, we will update the table. As we get more and more X570 boards in for review, we can go deeper into the analysis in each individual review over the upcoming months.
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DigitalFreak - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
I think the only advantage of using a 2000 series CPU with an X570 board will be PCIe 3.0/4.0 support. The X370/X470 only supported PCIe 2.0. In theory, the connection from the 2000 processor to the X570 chipset should run at PCIe 3.0 speeds.FreckledTrout - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
The x370 chipset and x470 both supported PCIe 3.0 with either a 1xxx or 2xxx Ryzen CPU. If you are not running a 3xxx CPU in the x570 board there isn't any major feature that should cause one to want to upgrade.DigitalFreak - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
@FreckledTrout - Yes and no. The interconnect between the CPU and the chipset is PCIe 3.0 on X370 / X470, but all the PCIe lanes that come off the chipset are 2.0. Running a 2000 series CPU in an X570 board would give you a PCIe 3.0 link between the CPU and the chipset, with either PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 lanes coming off the chipset (depends on if AMD drops everything to PCIe 3.0 with a 2000 series processor).extide - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
It looks like they still allow the chipset lanes to be 4.0. So you'd have 3.0 link to cpu, but 4.0 from chipset to devices.Targon - Thursday, July 11, 2019 - link
Since you have at least one or two PCI Express slots that are connected to the CPU, not chipset, that almost becomes a non-issue. On my Asus ROG Crosshair VI Hero(X370), you have PCI Express 3.0 x16 for the first slot, or x8/x8. The third PCI Express x16 slot is a 2.0 I believe, which is still enough to get the job done for many devices. Even with the X570 board with a first or second generation Ryzen processor, the most you end up with is an extra 3.0 supporting slot. Note that many boards may have x16 slots, but they are x8 electrically, so you won't see the full bandwidth anyway in those slots.sorten - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
Thanks Gavin! This is a great resource and is exactly what I needed to help build my new system.willis936 - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
The return of the 40mm fan! Those are the most obnoxious components ever. No one has missed them in the past ten years.Kastriot - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
Buy Asrock aqua and problem solved.FreckledTrout - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
I'm waiting for the next iteration of board for this reason. I'm speculating the next round the chipset will be on 7nm.abufrejoval - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
The genious about that chiplet design is that the chipset doesn't actually benefit nearly as much from the shrink, as pure logic or SLC caches: The monolithic guys pay the 7nm overhead (e.g. EUV) for I/O while the geometry of the transistors in the I/O area is mostly determined by the need to power long motherbord or even slot traces.So while waiting is never a bad idea when your need clearly isn't overwhelming you, waiting for that shrink could turn out rather long. These days I/O heave chips might never be done in smaller geometries, because of that and because packaging has matured.