Tuesday, August 18th 2020
ASUS Confirms A520 Support for AMD Zen 3 CPUs; X470, B450 Support in Doubt?
ASUS today has seemingly confirmed platform support of AMD's A520 chipset for the upcoming Zen 3-based CPUs. An official ASUS slide showcases the A 520 covering the latest Renoir-based CPUs (Ryzen 4000G, based on Zen 2), alongside upcoming Cezanne (Ryzen 5000G, based on Zen 3), and Vermeer (Ryzen 4000 or 5000 series, based on Zen 3 with actual series nomenclature being up in the air).
The good news end there, as the same ASUS slide may have just dropped a bomb on consumer expectations for their current platform support. Initially, the AMD B450 and X470 chipsets weren't going to support Zen 3-based CPU solutions; however, following considerable community backlash, AMD made the decision to offer support for these platforms via a vendor-specific BIOS update. This update might entail curbed support for older AMD Zen architectures, but would at least allow for an upgrade path for users interested in keeping their AM4, current-gen motherboards. ASUS doesn't seem to be offering such Zen 3 support for its X470 and B450 motherboards, though. We will have to see if this is an ASUS-specific decision or if something is indeed afoot in the world of AMD future proofing.
Sources:
momomo_us @ Twitter, via Videocarz
The good news end there, as the same ASUS slide may have just dropped a bomb on consumer expectations for their current platform support. Initially, the AMD B450 and X470 chipsets weren't going to support Zen 3-based CPU solutions; however, following considerable community backlash, AMD made the decision to offer support for these platforms via a vendor-specific BIOS update. This update might entail curbed support for older AMD Zen architectures, but would at least allow for an upgrade path for users interested in keeping their AM4, current-gen motherboards. ASUS doesn't seem to be offering such Zen 3 support for its X470 and B450 motherboards, though. We will have to see if this is an ASUS-specific decision or if something is indeed afoot in the world of AMD future proofing.
13 Comments on ASUS Confirms A520 Support for AMD Zen 3 CPUs; X470, B450 Support in Doubt?
Not sure about that.
And bios support for Zen 3 on boards older than x500 series was always going to depend on the vendor.
Like is very easy saying that AM4 socket will run for four years if you're doing a chipset that will only run for 2 years. Back in 2019 MSI had so much bs going after a support ticket from their german website got out and they come out in public saying we don't have memory capacity in our bios chips to support the long list of CPUs, this all just goes to show you just don't believe until you see it happens. It is so sad to me remembering myself defending AMD with tooth and nails thinking things were going to be awesome because my motherboard would support the next 4 years.
I think it is very irresponsible for AMD, now 4 years into ryzen architecture just serving all the manufactures the full responsability for any type of incompatibility. Since the chipset and socket are their own making. But unfortunatelly for everyone I got say I won't be buying ever again from any maker that do not provide at least beta bios for the upcoming CPUs, and I'll be watching and bringing this subject with my nerd friends in the future, be certain of that. If not a single one updates, guess I'm going back to Intel.
It is a very sad time and the funny part is it I'm not talking about COVID.
Cool story bro.