BIOSTAR A520MS AMD A520 Chipset Motherboard Features and Specifications

Key Features:

• Socket AM4 support AMD Ryzen™ 3rd Gen (Matisse/ Renoir) and Ryzen™ 4th Gen (Vermeer/ Cezanne) processors
• AMD A520 single-chip architecture
• Supports 2-DIMM DDR4 up to 64 GB Memory
• Supports Realtek Gigabit LAN
• Supports USB 3.2 Gen1
• Supports M.2 (32Gb/s)
• Supports HDMI 4K resolution

Specifications:

Chipset:

• AMD A520

CPU Support:    

• Socket AM4 support AMD Ryzen™ 3rd Gen (Matisse/ Renoir) and Ryzen™ 4th Gen (Vermeer/ Cezanne) processors
• Support for future AMD Ryzen processors with BIOS update

Memory:

• 4th Gen AMD Ryzen Processors (Vermeer CPUs): Supports Dual Channel DDR4 4400+(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/2133
• 4th Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics Processors (Cezanne APUs): Supports Dual Channel DDR4 4933+(OC)/ 4800(OC)/ 4600(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800(OC)/3600(OC)/ 3200/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133
• 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors (Matisse CPUs): Supports Dual Channel DDR4 4400+(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/2133
• 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics Processors (Renoir APUs): Supports Dual Channel DDR4 4933+(OC)/ 4800(OC)/ 4600(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800(OC)/3600(OC)/ 3200/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133
• 2x DDR4 DIMM Memory Slot, Max. Supports up to 64 GB of Memory
• Each DIMM supports non-ECC 8/ 16/ 32 GB DDR4 module

Integrated Video:

• By CPU model
• Supports DX12
• Supports HDCP

Storage:

• Total supports 1x M.2 socket and 4x SATA III (6Gb/s) ports
• AMD A520 Chipset
• 4x SATA III Connector (6Gb/s): Supports AHCI & RAID 0, 1, 10
• AMD Ryzen 5000/5000 G/4000 G/3000 Processors
• 1x M.2 (M Key) Socket:
• Supports M.2 Type 2242/ 2260/ 2280 SSD module
• Supports PCIe 3.0 x 4 (32Gb/s) - NVMe SSD
• Supports SATA III (6.0Gb/s) SSD

LAN:

• Realtek RTL8111H
• 10/ 100/ 1000 Mb/s auto-negotiation, Half / Full duplex capability

Audio Codec:     

• ALC897
• 1 Channels, High-Definition Audio, Hi-Fi (Front)

USB:     

• 6x USB 3.2 (Gen1) ports (4 on rear I/Os and 2 via internal headers)
• 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 on rear I/Os and 4 via internal headers)

Expansion Slot:

• AMD Ryzen 5000/3000 Processors
• 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot (x16 or x4/x4/x4/x4 mode), or
• AMD Ryzen 5000 G/4000 G Processors
• 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot (x16 or x8/x4/x4 mode)
• AMD A520 Chipset
• 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot

Rear I/O:

• 1x DP Port
• 1x HDMI Port
• 1x LAN port
• 4x USB 3.2 (Gen1) Ports
• 2x USB 2.0 Ports
• 3x Audio Jack

Internal I/O:

• 4x SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Connectors
• 2x USB 2.0 Header (each header supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)
• 1x USB 3.2 (Gen1) Header (each header supports 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) ports)
• 1x 8-Pin Power Connector
• 1x 24-Pin Power Connector
• 1x CPU Fan Connector
• 1x System Fan Connector
• 1x Front Panel Header
• 1x Front Audio Header
• 1x Internal Stereo Speaker Header
• 1x Clear CMOS Header
• 1x COM Port Header
• 1x TPM Header

H/W Monitoring:             

• CPU / System Temperature Monitoring
• CPU / System Fan Monitoring
• Smart / Manual CPU Fan Control
• CPU/DDR Voltage Monitoring

Bundle Software:

• BullGuard