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) |
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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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mikato - Thursday, July 11, 2019 - link
That’s great to hear. I wonder why they don’t put a decent heatsink on there like they did a long time ago (Penguin 4 days maybe). Is it still too much heat for a big heatsink with no fan?Makaveli - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
Thank you for this round up and more importantly the summary page at the end.I think I going with the ASUS Prime X570-Pro for my build, its the most affordable in CAD.
Never was interested in Wifi on a Desktop PC yuck and the rest if just way too over priced.
I do like the simple look of the ASUS Pro WS X570-Ace but for $500 CAD not interested at that price you might aswell go Threadripper.
Andy Chow - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
I still don't understand why all these boards have HDMI and/or DP on them. Virtually every Intel consumer CPU has an iGPU in it, so it makes sense there. For AMD, I want MOAR CORES, not an iGPU. So that's 1-2 ports that will never get used, which could have been a couple of usb-3 ports.Qasar - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
i bet they are for future zen 2 based APUs....Qasar - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
or current ones for that matterDeath666Angel - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - link
Because AMD also has iGPU enabled CPUs (which they call APUs). And economies of scale being what they are, this makes more sense than having separate SKUs. Also, do you actually use up all 8 to 12 USB ports on the back?The_Assimilator - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - link
It's so that the manufacturers can get more negative reviews on online shopping sites. "I BOUGHT THIS BOARD BECAUSE IT HAS DISPLAY OUTPUTS BUT THEY DON'T WORK SO I'M GIVING IT 1 STAR EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T BOTHER TO DO THE 5 MINUTES OF RESEARCH IT WOULD'VE TAKEN TO EDUCATE MYSELF AS TO WHAT I NEED FOR THE DISPLAY OUTPUTS TO WORK".I agree with you that more USB ports instead would be a lot more useful.
mikato - Thursday, July 11, 2019 - link
Upvoteboozed - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
The last page is a godsend, more of this kind of thing please!NOTELLN - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link
This data is wrong. These are not the proper core counts. For example, the International Rectifier IR35201 PWM controller can only do 8+0, 7+1, or 6+2, making the MSI pro and gaming plus 4+2 phase boards. You boys need to go back to the drawing board.