X570 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)
ASRock X570 Creator IR35201
(6+2)
IR3555
(12)
12 IR3599
(6)
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)
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX TB3 ISL69147
(4+2)
ISL99227
(8)
8 ISL6617A
(4)
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)
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)
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Pro/WIFI IR35201
(6+2)
IR3553
(12)
12 IR3599
(6)
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)
GIGABYTE X570 Gaming X ISL69147
(5+2)
ISL6625A
(10)
10 SL6617A
(5)
MSI MEG X570 Godlike IR35201
(7+1)
TDA21472
(14)
14 IR3599
(7)
MSI MEG X570 Ace IR35201
(6+2)
IR3555
(12)
12 IR3599
(6)
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)
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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  • Spoelie - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link

    Is there any information on the performance of the Ryzen 3000 series on X/B400 series chipsets? Assuming that the power delivery is up to snuff and the bios is updated, will performance be similar and the only thing lacking vs X570 the connectivity upgrades? Or are there again some features that are exclusive to the newer chipsets like PBO2 or ...
  • haukionkannel - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link

    There Are some test and the the speed is the same. You only miss that pci 4.0... and that is not so big deal in anyway. One video in YouTube shows Ryzen 3900 running in 350 based motherboard quite nicely. He did not try to overclock the cpu though...
  • dm29-84 - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link

    Puzzles me the little attention paid to sound department. Specifically Gigabyte's notable inclusion of ESS Sabre DAC. If I'm right, USB DACs based on this controller justifies 200-400$ price tag with excellent scores. Great Anand site should include some procedure in that regard.
  • Death666Angel - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link

    Great DAC inside an electrical noisy environment is still questionable. People who care about great PC sound have external means. People who don't don't care about it apart from having a jack for their headphones.
  • Qasar - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link

    why not just get a better quality discrete sound card and disable the onboard sound altogether ? i havent used onboard sound since the K7 days and Nvidia's SoundStorm :-)
  • RSAUser - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - link

    I don't think 99% of us have the equipment and heating capability to truly need an external sound card.
  • RSAUser - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - link

    Hearing *
  • Qasar - Wednesday, July 10, 2019 - link

    wasnt referring to external, was referring to an internal discrete sound card, like the soundblaster, asus or the like.. there is another sound card maker i am thinking of, but i can't remember the name of it right now....
  • ishkatar - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link

    Which of these boards support SLI? I have 2 x GTX 1070 that I want to keep.
  • Jansen - Tuesday, July 9, 2019 - link

    SLI is pretty much dead, but Asus PRIME X570 SERIES, MSI MEG X570 Godlike, and MEG X570 ACE do.

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