MSI A520M-A PRO

MSI A520M-A PRO

The MSI A520M-A PRO is a budget-friendly Micro-ATX motherboard built for AMD’s AM4 platform. It’s designed for basic gaming, office work, and entry-level PC builds, focusing on stability and essential features rather than high-end extras.

Key Features 

⚙️ CPU & Platform Support

• AM4 socket → supports Ryzen 3000 & 4000 series CPUs
• Budget chipset (A520) → no CPU overclocking support

🧠 Memory (RAM)

• 2× DDR4 slots (dual-channel)
• Up to 64GB RAM
• Supports speeds up to 4600 MHz (OC)

🎮 Expansion & GPU Support

• 1× PCIe 3.0 x16 (for GPU)
• 1× PCIe x1 slot
• No PCIe 4.0 support (important limitation)

💾 Storage Options

• 1× M.2 slot (NVMe SSD, PCIe Gen3)
• 4× SATA ports for HDD/SSD

                                   SPECIFICATIONS 

• SOCKET –                    AMD SOCKET AM4

• Chipset –                              A520

• Memory Channel –         DUAL

• DIMM Slots –                  DDR4 *2

• Max Memory (GB) –            64

• PCI-E x16 –                                1

• PCI-E Gen –                          GEN3 

• PCI-E x1 –                                   1

• SATAIII –                                      4

• M.2 Slot –                                    1