AMD Entry
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$43–$47
AM4 platform match
Asus Prime A520M-E
- Brand
- Asus
- Model
- Prime A520M-E
Entry microATX AM4 board (A520, 2020) with DDR4‑4600 OC, 1x PCIe 3.0 x16, 1x M.2, 4x SATA, USB 3.2, no Wi‑Fi—ideal for first-time Ryzen budget builds.
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Released2020
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SocketAM4
ChipsetA520
MemoryDDR4
Max RAM speed4600 MHz
Form factormATX
RAM slots2
M.2 slots1
PCIe x161
GixCore Editorial
Product overview
Announced in August 2020, the Asus Prime A520M-E is a microATX AM4 motherboard built on AMD’s A520 (500‑series) platform for Ryzen 3000/4000/5000 CPUs. It’s an entry‑tier board that forgoes CPU overclocking and PCIe 4.0 to deliver a stable, low‑cost path into the AM4 ecosystem.
For straightforward Ryzen builds, it provides two DDR4 slots (up to 64 GB, DDR4‑4600 OC, ECC support), one PCIe 3.0 x16 plus two x1 slots, a single M.2 socket (PCIe 3.0 x4/SATA), and four SATA 6 Gb/s. There’s no onboard Wi‑Fi, but it offers USB 3.2 and HDMI/DVI/D‑Sub outputs for APUs, making it a good fit for compact microATX cases and first‑time builders. Discontinuation status is unconfirmed.
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Official product specifications - first-time builders
Pairing fit
Compatible CPUs
Compatible options ranked for this part's performance class.
AMD Budget
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$82–$90
AM4 platform match
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AM4 platform match
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AM4 platform match
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AM4 platform match
AMD Mainstream
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$95–$105
AM4 platform matchPairing fit
Compatible RAM kits
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crucial Budget
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$209–$231
DDR4-2666 memory matchCRUCIAL Budget
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$24–$26
DDR4-2666 memory match
CRUCIAL Budget
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$261–$289
DDR4-2666 memory match
G.SKILL Mainstream
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DDR4-3600 memory match
G.SKILL Mainstream
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DDR4-3600 memory match
Corsair Mainstream
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$511–$565
DDR4-3600 memory matchPairing fit
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EVGA Budget
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700W capacity for headroom
EVGA Budget
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500W capacity for headroom
Corsair Budget
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750W capacity for headroom
ASRock Budget
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750W capacity for headroom
Thermaltake Budget
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$38–$42
500W capacity for headroom
Thermaltake Budget
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$41–$45
600W capacity for headroomSpecifications
At a glance iDots are a representative catalog sample. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the motherboards catalog
Current modelCatalog sample
Max RAM speed4600 MHz
Higher than 23% of motherboards
RAM slots2
Higher than 20% of motherboards
M.2 slots1
Higher than 12% of motherboards
- Socket
- AM4
- Memory
- DDR4
- WiFi
- No
- Integrated Graphics
- Yes
- USB
- 3.2
- Max Memory Size
- 64 GB
- ECC Support
- Yes
- Chipset
- A520
- Max RAM speed
- 4600 MHz
- Form factor
- mATX
- RAM slots
- 2
- M.2 slots
- 1
- PCIe x16
- 1
- Processor Generation
- 3000, 4000, 5000
- Pci E
- 3.0
- M.2 drives
- SATA/PCIe
- Sata Slots
- 4
- Sata Speed
- 6 Gb/s
- Pci E Slots
- 3
- Tdp
- 45 W
- NVMe support
- Yes
- Pci E X1
- 2
- Cpu Brand
- AMD