AMD has curiously taken a decidedly low-key approach to launching its value-centric A620 motherboards, burying the news of its A620 announcement late on a Friday night, but the company has finally shared the full details and slide deck with us about its new range of value-geared motherboards. To reduce pricing, the motherboards will not support the full range of Ryzen 7000 processors at their full power levels by default — none of the Ryzen 7000 X-series processors are guaranteed to be fully supported by default. These boards also eliminate some features of the more expensive AM5 motherboards, like overclocking and faster USB connectivity, in exchange for a lower price point.
Even though AMD's Ryzen 7000 lineup currently tops our list of the best CPUs for gaming, the supporting AM5 motherboard platform and required DDR5 memory have earned a reputation for egregiously high pricing. AMD even recently ran a promotion that gave you up to $125 off if you purchased a chip, motherboard, and memory, but that has expired today.
That makes for a well-timed release of AMD's budget A620 platform with at least one motherboard that will retail for $85, but early indications point to pricing exceeding $100 for several new boards. Unfortunately, that means the overall A620 lineup will likely also be more expensive than expected.
