On 2nd March, we shall see the market flooded with the new AM4 motherboards that support the new Ryzen processors. Just announced officially, there will be 3 processors with 8 core 16 threads. They are the :
AMD Ryzer 7 1800X $499
AMD Ryzer 7 1700X $399
AMD Ryzer 7 1700 $329
BIOSTAR, a leading manufacturer of AMD motherboards will also be releasing 5 models of motherboards to support these new processors plus yet to be released mid range processors.
Below is a chart of the different motherboard and it’s specifications. There are 3 models based on X370 chipset and 2 based on the B350 chipset.
| Model | RACING X370GT7 | RACING X370GT5 | RACING X370GT3 | RACING B350GT5 | RACING B350GT3 |
| Chipset | AMD X370 | AMD X370 | AMD X370 | AMD B350 | AMD B350 |
| Form Factor | ATX | ATX | Micro-ATX | ATX | Micro-ATX |
| RAM Support | Dual-Channel DDR4 Up To 2,667MHz | Dual-Channel DDR4 Up To 2,667MHz | Dual-Channel DDR4 Up To 2,667MHz | Dual-Channel DDR4 Up To 2,667MHz | Dual-Channel DDR4 Up To 2,667MHz |
| Audio | Realtek ALC1220 | Realtek ALC892 | Realtek ALC887 | Realtek ALC892 | Realtek ALC887 |
| Storage | 6 x SATA-III
1 x M.2 Key M |
6 x SATA-III
1 x M.2 Key M |
6 x SATA-III
1 x M.2 Key M |
4 x SATA-III
1 x M.2 Key M |
4 x SATA-III
1 x M.2 Key M |
| Networking | Realtek RTL8118AS Dragon LAN | Realtek RTL8118AS Dragon LAN | Realtek RTL8118AS Dragon LAN | Realtek RTL8118AS Dragon LAN | Realtek RTL8118AS Dragon LAN |
| USB | USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C Port
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Port 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Headers 2 x USB 2.0 Headers |
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C Port
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Port 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Headers 2 x USB 2.0 Headers |
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Ports
4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Headers 2 x USB 2.0 Headers |
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type C Port
USB 3.1 Gen 2 Port 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports USB 3.1 Gen 1 Header 2 x USB 2.0 Headers |
2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Ports
4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Ports USB 3.1 Gen 1 Header 2 x USB 2.0 Headers |
| Video Support | HDMI 2.0
DVI-D DisplayPort |
HDMI
DVI-D |
HDMI
DVI-D |
HDMI
DVI-D |
HDMI
DVI-D |