Sales of Socket AM5 boards for AMD X870 and X870E have begun: prices start at $200, Tomahawk class board costs $300

Today, official sales of new motherboards based on AMD X870 and X870E chipsets began, designed specifically for Ryzen 9000 processors released in August.

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According to the VideoCardz portal, the large Western retailer Newegg was one of the first to start selling new motherboards. Offers start at $199 (or $189 with postage discount). The most affordable board model based on the AMD X870 chipset is offered by ASRock. Asus, Gigabyte and MSI tried to offer at least one motherboard model with a price tag below $250. The most expensive board from the presented range is the Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero model costing $699.99.

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As with previous motherboard launches, many of the new models have not yet gone on sale because manufacturers have not yet completed their development. Unfortunately, not a single model of board in compact Mini-ITX or Micro-ATX formats has yet appeared on sale, however, some manufacturers have announced that they are preparing such solutions. Also, there are no overclocking board models on sale yet (OCF/APEX, etc.), they will also be released later.

Below is a list of boards based on AMD X870 and X870E chipsets released today and their prices:

• ASRock X870 PRO RS: — $199,99;
• ASRock X870 PRO RS WiFi — $209,99;
• ASRock X870 Riptide WIFI — $279,99;
• ASRock X870 Steel Legend WIFI — $259,99;
• ASRock X870E New WIFI: $349.99;
• ASRock X870E Taichi: $449.99;
• ASRock X870E Taichi Lite: $399.99;
• Asus Prime X870-P WIFI — $249,99;
• Asus TUF Gaming X870-Plus WIFI — $309,99;
• Asus ROG Strix X870-A Gaming WIFI — $369,99;
• Asus ProArt X870E-Creator WIFI — $479,99;
• Asus ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WIFI — $499,99;
• Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero — $699,99;
• Gigabyte X870 Gaming WIFI6 — $219,99;
• Gigabyte X870 Eagle WIFI7 — $229,99;
• Gigabyte X870 Gaming X WIFI7 —$249,99;
• Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WIFI7 — $289,99;
• Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WIFI7 ICE —$289,99;
• Gigabyte X870E Aorus Elite WIFI7 — $319,99;
• Gigabyte X870E Aorus PRO — $359,99;
• Gigabyte X870E Aorus PRO ICE — $359,99;
• Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master — $499,99;
• MSI PRO X870-P WIFI — $239,99;
• MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WIFI — $299,99;
• MSI MPG X870E Carbon WIFI — $499,99.

AMD has announced how the X870 and X870E chipsets differ, including from their predecessors.

The X870E chipset offers support for up to 44 PCIe lanes (24 PCIe 5.0 lanes), up to two USB 5 Gbps, up to 12 USB 10 Gbps, up to two USB 20 Gbps and up to 8 SATA III ports. In turn, the X870 supports up to 36 PCIe lanes (24 PCIe 5.0 lanes), and the number of supported ports is halved. USB4 support is standard on both chipsets.

More affordable motherboard models based on AMD B850 and B840 chipsets are expected later.