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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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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Mr Perfect - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
Yeah, I'm having flashbacks over here. Weedy little fans screaming along at 6000RPM, then choking up on a dust bunny or wearing out the bearing.Do we know what process they used for the X570? Is it the same 55nm they used for the X470? Here's hoping they shrink it a little for X670.
DigitalFreak - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
14nmerotomania - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
55nmDanNeely - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - link
no. X470 and below were 55nm (designed by ASMedia on an ancient process to keep everything cheap as dirt), X570 was done in house on 14nm. Ryzen 3's IO die is also 14nm (the much larger Epyc one was done at 12nm).erotomania - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - link
Weedy, man! Those weedy fanssing_electric - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - link
Given how little chipsets benefit from process shrinks, some part of me honestly wonders if there's any sense in going even further back to the future and dividing the chipset into a north/southbridge (or some other similar config) so that the heat can at least be spread out, getting rid of the need for a failure-prone mechanical part on your motherboard.YoloPascual - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
z77 extreme 4 to x570 extreme 4 👊👊The_Assimilator - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - link
I also owned a Z77 Extreme 4 at one time, and the X570 version is probably the closest to perfect that I've seen offered so far. If only it had a couple of extra USB ports on the back panel, it'd be a shoe-in.rUmX - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
Hoping for price cuts on Intel cpus because no matter how good Ryzen is, these boards are way too expensive.Karmena - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
Then get X470 or B450 boards. Or even X370 or B350 boards, you are in no way forced to use these latest mobos.