When AMD’s wonderful Ryzen 3000-series processors launched final summer time, snatching the desktop computing crown from Intel, one in every of their key options was assist for the blazing-fast PCIe 4.zero interface—however provided that you bought a dear X570 motherboard, too. No extra. After months of fixed leaks (and fixed pining by fanatics) AMD confirmed Tuesday that it’s bringing PCIe 4.zero to the plenty with the announcement of B550 motherboards, revealed alongside two extraordinarily inexpensive new Ryzen 3-series processors.
The twist? Motherboards with the B550 chipset aren’t launching till June 16. But should you’ve already waited this lengthy with out splurging on an X570 improve, what’s one other couple of months?
Update: The different twist, revealed on the day that Ryzen 3 3000-series processor evaluations lifted? B550 boards received’t assist older 1st- and 2nd-gen Ryzen processors. They’re solely assist Third-gen Ryzen 3000 chips, together with later chips constructed utilizing AMD’s forthcoming “Zen 3” structure. Older chips do not assist PCIe 4.zero and might be well-served by present B450 boards. On the intense facet, the mainstream B550 boards assist a full 20 usable PCIe 4.zero lanes, so that you’ll have the ability to run each a PCIe 4.zero SSD and a PCIe 4.zero graphics card should you want.
AMD will proceed to assist the AM4 socket going ahead, however chipset assist is getting…sophisticated. Read about it right here. Our authentic story continues under.
B550 motherboards are precisely what you anticipate: They’re like the prevailing B450 mainstream Ryzen motherboards, constructed across the backward-compatible AM4 socket, however with assist for PCIe 4.zero included. The cutting-edge interface guarantees sooner speeds for any system that faucets into it, but it surely’s particularly useful for storage. PCIe 4.zero SSDs hit ludicrous speeds—and this primary wave doesn’t even come near maxing out the expertise’s potential. Check out our PCI 4.zero primer if you wish to know extra.
Editor’s observe: This article initially printed on April 21, 2020, when the brand new elements had been introduced, however was up to date on May 7 with new info.
