The amd x570 motherboards will be priced similarly to the z390

The arrival of AMD Ryzen 3000 processors brings with it new models of X570 motherboards and derivatives. Unfortunately, according to an interview with MSI CEO Charles Chiang, and other vendors at Computex 2019, the platform will also bring higher prices when it comes to motherboards.

X570 motherboards may be priced similarly to Intel's expensive Z390 motherboards

The price of the X570 motherboards could be similar to that of the expensive Intel Z390 motherboards, if not higher. In fact, even low-end X570 motherboards could cost more than most previous-generation X470 motherboards, although Chiang stressed that pricing decisions are not yet finalized.

This is a big change from AMD's traditional feature of having much cheaper motherboards than Intel. When asked about the origin of the price hike, Chiang said: " From a technological point of view, PCIe 4.0 will bring a lot of costs to the motherboard, and AMD intends right now to sell the X570 chipset at a higher price. high".

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AMD used an ASMedia chipset for its previous motherboards, but now the company produces its own silicon for this task. Chiang said that although the prices are not final, it seems that AMD could increase the cost of the chipset itself significantly, affecting the price of the entire motherboard as a whole.

We already know that, thanks to PCIe 4.0, the AMD chipset has also increased power consumption above 10W, which is a huge leap from the previous generation's 3.5W.

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