The AMD-B550-motherboards bring, PCIe 4.0 to the masses, but let older Ryzen CPUs behind
If the AMD-excellent Ryzen 3000-series processors, released last summer, snatching the desktop computing crown from Intel, one of its most important features is the support for the lightning-fast PCIe 4.0 interface-but only if you have purchased an expensive X570 motherboard also. Not more. After months of constant leaks (and the constant longing that AMD confirmed by enthusiasts) on Tuesday that it was revealed to the masses brings PCIe 4.0 with the announcement of the B550 motherboard, along with two very cheap new Ryzen 3-series processors.
The twist? Motherboards with the B550 chipset not start until June 16. But if you have already waited for a long time, without splurging on a X570 upgrade, what’s a couple of months?
Update: rotate other is revealed on the day, Ryzen 3 3000 series processor reviews lifted? B550 boards, no support for older 1st – and 2nd-gen Ryzen processors. You are only-support-3rd-gen-Ryzen 3000 chips, along with newer chip architecture with AMD’s upcoming Zen-3″. The older chips do not support PCIe 4.0 and will work well with existing B450-boards. On the bright side, the mainstream-B550-boards are a full 20 usable PCIe 4.0 support-tracks, so you will be able to run a PCIe-4.0-SSD and PCIe 4.0 graphics card, if you wish.
AMD will also continue to support the AM4 socket to the front, but chipset support is always…complicated. You can read about it here. Our original story continues below.
B550-boards are exactly what you expected: they are like the existing B450 mainstream Ryzen motherboards, built to be backwards-compatible AM4 socket, but with support for PCIe 4.0. The cutting-edge interface, promises faster speeds for each device that uses it, but it is particularly advantageous for the storage. PCIe 4.0 SSDs hit to reach incredible speeds—and this is the first wave of the technology does not even come close to maxing out the potential. Check out our PCI 4.0 primer if you want to know more.