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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SocketAM4

ChipsetA520

MemoryDDR4

Max RAM speed4600 MHz

Form factormATX

RAM slots2

M.2 slots1

PCIe x161

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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.

TierentryReleased2020

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Max RAM speed4600 MHz