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