MSI A520M-A PRO DDR4 MOTHERBOARD(3y)

• Socket – AMD Socket AM4
• Chipset – AMD® A520 Chipset
• Memory Channel – Dual
• DIMM Slots – 2
• Max Memory (GB) – 64
• PCI-E x16 – 1
• PCI-E Gen – Gen3
• PCI-E x1 – 1
• SATAIII – 4
• M.2 Slot – 1
• RAID – 0/1/10
• TPM (header) – 1
• USB 3.2 ports (Front) – 2(Gen 1, Type A)
• USB 3.2 ports (Rear) – 4(Gen 1, Type A)
• USB 2.0 ports (Front) – 4
• USB 2.0 ports (Rear) – 2(Type A)
• Serial ports(Front) – 1
• Audio ports (Rear) – Realtek® ALC892/ALC897 Codec
• DVI-D – 1
• HDMI – 1
• DirectX – 12
• CPU Support – Support for Windows® 10 64-bit
• Form Factor – MATX

CPU

Supports AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series, 5000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, 3000 Series and 3000 G-Series processors

See supported processors

Chipset

AMD A520 Chipset

Memory

• 2x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 64GB
  
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  • Supports DDR4 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200 MHz by JEDEC
  • Supports DDR4 2667/ 2800 /2933 /3000 /3066 /3200 /3466 /3600/ 3733 /3866 /4000 /4133 /4266 /4400/ 4600+ MHz by A-XMP OC MODE
    • 1DPC 1R max speed 4600 MHz
    • 1DPC 2R max speed 3866 MHz
• Dual channel memory architecture
• Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory
• Supports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
• Supports un-buffered memory

1. Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.

See supported memory

Expansion Slot

• 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (from AMD processor)
  
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  • Supports x16 speed with Ryzen™ 5000, 5000G, 4000G and 3000 processors
  • Supports x8 speed with Ryzen™ 3000G processors
  • Supports x4 speed with AMD® Athlon™ with Radeon Graphics processors
• 1x PCIe 3.0 x1 slot

1. The supported specification depends on installed processor.

Onboard Graphics

• 1x HDMI™ 2.1 port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096×2160 @60Hz
  
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  Support HDCP 1.4 & 2.3
• 1x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60Hz
  
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• Maximum shared memory of 16 GB

1. Available for the processor with integrated graphics.
2. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

Storage

AMD A520 Chipset

• 4x SATA 6Gb/s ports
• 1x M.2 slot (Key M) (from AMD Processor)
  • Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA 6G/s with Ryzen™ 5000, 5000G, 4000G, 3000 and 3000G processors
  • Supports SATA 6Gb/s with Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics processors
  • Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices

RAID

• Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
• Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

USB

AMD A520 Chipset

• 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports are available through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector
• 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)

AMD Processor

• 4x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A ports on the back panel

Audio

Realtek® ALC892/ALC897 Codec

• 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN

• 1x Realtek® RTL8111H Gigabit LAN controller

Internal connectors

• 1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1x 4-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 4x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1x M.2 slots (M-Key)
• 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
• 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
• 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
• 1x 4-pin system fan connectors
• 1x Front panel audio connector
• 2x System panel connectors
• 1x Chassis Intrusion connector
• 1xTPM module connector
• 1x Clear CMOS jumper