The AMD X570 Motherboard Overview: Over 35+ Motherboards Analyzed
by Gavin Bonshor on July 9, 2019 8:00 AM ESTASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming
ASUS's Strix brand represents its more mid-range gaming focused offerings and the ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming is one of two ATX sized Strix branded boards, with the X570-E being the more premium of the two models; the other being the slightly lower spec ASUS ROG Strix X570-F Gaming. Included is support for two-way NVIDIA SLI and up to three-way AMD CrossFire multi-graphics cards configurations, 2.5 Gigabit networking, and a Wi-Fi 6 wireless interface.
The ASUS ROG Strix X570-E includes the gaming-focused Realtek RTL8125G 2.5 Gigabit NIC with a second port controlled by an Intel I211-AT Gigabit NIC. The board's wireless capabilities come from the new Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax adapter. The board boasts three full-length PCIe 4.0 slots which operate at x16, x8/x8, and x8/x8/x4, with the final four coming directly from the X570 chipset. The Strix themed chipset heatsink has two M.2 heatsinks emanating from the top and bottom side for the boards dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 and has a cooling fan integrated which is designed to keep the X570 chipset cool. The ROG Strix X570-E also has eight SATA ports and four DDR4 memory slots with support for up to 128 GB.
In terms of USB connectivity on the rear panel, there are three USB 3.1 G2 Type-A, one USB 3.1 G2 Type-C, and four USB 3.1 G1 Type-A ports. A SupremeFX S1220 HD audio codec powers the five color-coded 3.5 mm jacks, and an S/PDIF optical out, while a pair of video outputs consisting of an HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.2 output is featured. A handily located BIOS Flashback button and a single USB 3.1 G1 Type-A dedicated to this are clearly highlighted, and the ROG Strix X570-E also benefits from dual Ethernet ports with one being controlled by a Realtek RTL8125-CG 2.5 Gigabit NIC, while the other is driven by an Intel I1211-AT Gigabit NIC. There are also two antenna inputs for the Intel AX200 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless interface which also adds BT 5 connectivity into the mix.
The ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming has an MSRP of $330 and represents its bridge between the mid-range and the higher end Crosshair VIII models. With Wi-Fi 6, 2.5 Gigabit + 1 Gigabit NICs and a SupremeFX S1220A HD audio codec and two-way NVIDIA SLI support, users looking for a high-quality ASUS X570 model may not have to look further than the Strix X570-F.
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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.