User Manual

Expansion Slots Integrated in the CPU (PCIEX16/PCIEX8):
 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
processors:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0 and running at x8 (PCIEX8)
 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
processors:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x16 (PCIEX16)
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x8 (PCIEX8)
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed,
be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.
* The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When using the 3rd
Generation AMD Ryzen
™
processors/2nd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
processors, the
PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode.
 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
with Radeon
™
Vega Graphics processors/AMD
Ryzen
™
with Radeon
™
Vega Graphics processors:
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x8 (PCIEX16)
Integrated in the Chipset (PCIEX4/PCIEX1):
- 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, supporting PCIe 4.0
(Note 2)
/3.0 and running at x4
(PCIEX4)
- 2 x PCI Express x1 slots, supporting PCIe 4.0
(Note 2)
/3.0
Multi-Graphics
Technology
(Note 3)
 Support for NVIDIA
®
Quad-GPU SLI
™
and 2-Way NVIDIA
®
SLI
™
technologies
 Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire
™
and 2-Way AMD CrossFire
™
technologies
Storage Interface Integrated in the CPU (M2A_SOCKET):
 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
processors:
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and
PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSD support)
 2nd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
processors/2nd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
with
Radeon
™
Vega Graphics processors/AMD Ryzen
™
with Radeon
™
Vega Graphics
processors:
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and
PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support)
Integrated in the Chipset (M2B_SOCKET):
- 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SATA and
PCIe 4.0
(Note 2)
/3.0 x4/x2 SSD support)
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
- Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10
USB  Integrated in the CPU:
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2
(Note 2)
/Gen 1 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
 Chipset:
- 1 x USB Type-C
™
port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the
internal USB header
- 1 x USB Type-C
™
port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB headers
 Chipset+USB 2.0 Hubs:
- 8 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through
the internal USB headers)
(Note 2) For 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
processors only.
(Note 3) For 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
processors/2nd Generation AMD Ryzen
™
processors only.
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