ASRock A520M-HDV

A miniature motherboard in micro-ATX format, designed for assembling a PC based on the AMD Ryzen hardware platform socket and AM4 processor socket. It is equipped with the entry-level AMD A520 and is far from the most powerful 6-phase power subsystem, which is why its main area of application will be entry-level gaming or work PCs. The ASRock A520M-HDV includes 2 DIMM slots for DDR4 RAM with a maximum frequency of 4733 MHz.

The maximum possible amount of RAM is 64 GB (2x32 GB with XMP technology support). Integration of the PCIe 4.0 data interface makes it easy if you need high-speed M.2 SSD drives that can easily operate at speeds from 5000 to 7500 MB/s. As an alternative, the board has 4 standard SATA3 connectors, which are used for installing traditional 2.5/3.5” HDD/SSD drives. Network connectivity is provided by a Realtek RTL8111H controller with a 1 Gbps LAN port.

Thanks to a wide selection of video ports (HDMI 2.1, VGA, DVI-D), you can connect almost any monitor released over the last 10-15 years directly to the motherboard. However, in this case it is necessary that the processor be equipped with an integrated AMD Vega series GPU. In addition to technical characteristics, the manufacturer pays attention to important details that help increase the service life of the board. For example, the board itself is made of six-layer PCB, the space around the socket is equipped with a small radiator, and specialized clamps are used to secure RAM modules. In addition, the graphics card slot is reinforced with steel fiber, which prevents the device from deforming.