The AMD X570 Motherboard Overview: Over 35+ Motherboards Analyzed
by Gavin Bonshor on July 9, 2019 8:00 AM ESTASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming
The ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming is a small form factor gaming-focused and represents its more mid-range Strix brand. Based on the smaller Mini-ITX form factor, the X570-I Gaming has plenty to shout about including two PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots and eight SATA ports which is quite impressive for a small form factor to feature.
There is a single full-length PCIe 4.0 x16 slot in addition to two memory slots with support for up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory. The aesthetic is similar to the ATX sized X570 Strix models with a graffiti-inspired graphic on the M.2 heatsink, which also extends around to the rear panel cover for a uniformed look. There is RGB LED lighting built into the heatsink, with a strip underneath the right-hand side of the PCB for an ambient styled glow. In terms of storage, the ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming has eight SATA ports and two PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots; one is located on the front just above the full-length PCIe 4.0 x16 slot which includes a heatsink, while the other sits on the rear of the boards PCB.
Aimed at the mid to high-end gamers, the ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming has a ROG SupremeFX S1220 HD audio codec which powers three 3.5 mm audio jacks, with three USB 3.1 G2 Type-A, one USB 3.1 G2 Type-C, and four USB 3.1 G1 Type-A ports also on the rear panel. Interestingly ASUS includes a DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0 pairing of video outputs on the rear for use with the newly announced AMD Ryzen 3000 series APUs. The ROG Strix X570-I rear panel also has an Intel I211-AT Gigabit NIC powering the single Ethernet port, as well as an Intel AX200 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless interface which also includes support for BT 5.
The ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming at present doesn't have an MSRP as isn't being launched with the rest of its product stack, and it represents the only mini-ITX sized model in the line-up; the ROG Crosshair VIII Impact is actually mini-DTX. A mixture of premium components, good storage capabilities and a Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax wireless interface an attractive model for users looking to build a potent small form factor gaming system.
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icf80 - Thursday, July 25, 2019 - link
All x570 boards supports: 4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memorycroc - Friday, July 26, 2019 - link
Now find me one of these ddr4 1x32 dimms @ 3400 speed to support the speed of the CPU. What they support and what I can buy are often two different things All x299 boards support DDR4 up to 4200, at whatever size you can afford, with quad channel support. And there are 8 dimm slots...Inexpensive is often not cheap. Expensive is often cheaper than the non-existant.
CoachAub - Thursday, July 25, 2019 - link
I have an Aorus AX370 Gaming 5 mobo. With the latest BIOS update for Ryzen 3000 series (f40), I now have the option to select PCI-e 4.0. It has had 3.0 as an option as long as I can remember. It seems some mobo mfg are supporting it, even though AMD won't officially.max347 - Friday, August 2, 2019 - link
Release date on the Crosshair Impact?madseven7 - Saturday, August 3, 2019 - link
In your chart of motherboards listing biosflashback you missed the ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gamingsoltys - Wednesday, August 7, 2019 - link
According to Asrock website, ASRock X570 Steel Legend has ALC1220dforrestvc - Sunday, August 11, 2019 - link
Will there being only three audio jacks prevent me from properly connecting a 5.1 speaker system?svan1971 - Saturday, August 17, 2019 - link
Why are the boot times with pcie 4.0 m.2 so dam slow ? My 5 year old Asrock boots 3 times faster?Tinkertron - Sunday, August 18, 2019 - link
I still haven't seen this board hit the market yet. ASRock has release 2 version and Gigabyte has 1 on the mini-ITX release already. I also notice that the ROG Strix doesn't show a fan cooled over the chipset. All the makers are adding fans over the chipset. How is ASUS getting away without doing this? Could this be the reason why ASUS hasn't release theirs yet?Crashing Bore - Sunday, December 8, 2019 - link
The Gigabyte AORUS Ultra with 3rg gen ryzen delivers pcie4 x16 + PCIE4 x8 + PCIE4 x4 for its three PCIE 16 slots - not 16/8+8/8+8+4 as described - it is 16+8+4 full time, regardless of the slots populated. This is so also for other boards in their stack, and offers point of differentiation allowing later population of, say, thunderbolt3 in the second slot without slow down the main graphics card pipeline.