M: YES is at Computex revealing two new X870 motherboards, MAG X870 Tomahawk and Pro X870-Pjust in time for the launch of the Ryzen 9000 series in July.
MSI announces MAG X870 Tomahawk and Pro X870-P motherboards
During Computex, amd made the big announcement of the series Ryzen 9000 and with them will also arrive the AMD 800 motherboards, where the X870 will be the high-end models: MAG X870 Tomahawk and Pro X870-P.
Both motherboards feature extensive support for the PCIe 5.0 interface and also new features EZ-DIY.
MSI would have emphasized reinforcing the main PCIe x16 slots (PCIe Armor), which are now 121% more resistant. This change anticipates the arrival of heavier graphics cards, possibly with the RTX 50 series. According to MSI, it will support more than twice the weight of traditional slots. In addition, this slot has the “EZ PCIe Release” function that is responsible for correctly adjusting the graphics card in the slot, as well as removing it from the slot. It also has a mechanism for M.2 SSD slots “EZ M.2 Clip 2”.
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MSI confirms that the PCIe 5.0 interface is in the PCIe 16x slot and in one of the slots M.2 SSD As minimum. They also mention the USB 4.0 standard.
Another important improvement is memory support, which would now have compatibility with higher AMD EXPO frequencies, although they have not specified the frequencies they are capable of achieving.
Regarding connectivity, motherboards MAG X870 Tomahawk and Pro X870-P they are counting on 5G LAN, WIFI 7 and Bluetooth 5.4.
As the launch of the Ryzen 9000 processors approaches on July 5, MSI will provide more details about these motherboards. We will keep you up to date with all the news.
