MSI A520M Vector WiFi, AMD A520 Mainboard - Socket AM4 [7D14-008R]

In contrast to the AMD B550 and X570 chipsets, the A520 neither supports PCIe 4.0 nor overclocking. Mainboards with the A520 chipset support PCIe 3.0 and offer office and home users a reliable basis for their PC.

The features of the MSI A520M Vector WiFi motherboard at a glance:
- A total of 2 RGB-LED headers for connecting e.g. B. RGB strips
- DDR4 memory up to 3,200 MHz, using RAM-OC up to 4,600 MHz
- 1x M.2 slot with x4 PCIe 3.0 connection directly to the CPU
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot for the graphics card
- USB on the I / O panel: 2x USB 2.0 / 4x USB 3.0 type A
 -Internal USB ports: 4x USB 2.0 / 2x USB 3.0
- A total of 2x 4-pin PWM headers for fans

The MSI A520M Vector WiFi in detail:
The MSI A520M Vector WiFi is an A520 mainboard in Micro-ATX format. RGB-LED components can be connected and controlled via a 4-pin RGB header (12V) and a digitally addressable 3-pin RGB header (5V), provided they are compatible with the RGB software of the mainboard.

The mainboard provides a PCIe 3.0 slot in x16 format for the graphics card, which is connected directly to the Ryzen 3000 processor via a total of 16 PCIe 3.0 lanes. Two PCIe x1 slots are also available for plug-in and expansion cards.
Connections for drives and peripherals
The Ryzen 3000 CPUs provide four PCIe lanes for direct connection of NVMe SSDs. With the MSI A520M Vector WiFi, these four lanes are used to connect a single M.2 slot for NVMe SSDs. Four SATA 6G connections are also provided via the A520 chipset.

On the I / O panel, the MSI A520M Vector WiFi offers four USB 3.0 ports with type A jacks. USB 3.0 or USB 3.2 Gen 1 achieves maximum speeds of 5 Gbit / s per port. In addition, two USB 2.0 ports are provided. This A520 motherboard also offers features such as a WLAN-AC / Bluetooth 4.2 module (Intel Wireless-AC 3168), Gigabit LAN (Realtek RTL8111H), onboard sound (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec) and numerous internal headers. An HDMI and a DisplayPort output are available for the integrated graphics unit of the CPU. An Bo (a) rd also supports RAM kits up to 4,600 MHz.

Technical details:
format
- Micro-ATX (244 x 210 mm)
- Chipset
- AMD A520
- Base:
- AM4 (for Matisse)
- R.A.M:
- 2x DDR4 (max. 3,200 MHz, 4,600 MHz via OC)
- Dual channel
- Max. 64 GB
- Slots (with a Ryzen 3000 series CPU):
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16
- Multi-GPU configurations: no
- Multi-GPU configurations: no
- 2x PCIe 3.0 x1
Internal connections:
- 4x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 10)
- 1x M.2 (M-Key, PCIe 3.0 x4 with max. 32 Gbit / s and SATA 6G, horizontal, sizes 2242 to 2280)
- 2x USB 3.0 (one header)
- 4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 2x system panel connectors
- 1x front panel audio connector
- 1x chassis intrusion header
- 1x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1x TPM connector
- Fan header:
- 1x CPU fan
- 1x system fan
- RGB header:
- 1x 4-pin RGB header (12V)
- 1x 3-pin RGB header (digital, 5V)
External connections:
- 4x USB 3.0 type A (USB 3.2 Gen 1, max. 5 Gbit / s)
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x PS / 2
- 1x DisplayPort
- 1x HDMI
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Realtek RTL8111H)
- 2x WLAN antenna (Intel Wireless-AC 3168)
- 3x 3.5 mm jack (ALC892, 7.1 sound)
- Power supply:
- 1x 24-pin ATX12V
- 1x 8-pin ATX12V