Hey ramd after seeing lots of vrm discussion about b450x470 and some less informed users asking for a tier list ive decided to put one together. The vrm is the fundamental part of a motherboard.
Asus Crosshair Vii Hero Amd X470 Motherboard Review Tweaktown
Vrm am4 tier list. It cleans and reduces the voltage to different components most notably the cpu. Am4 b450x470 vrm tier list. Am4 athlon ryzen 3 ryzen 5 ryzen 7 ryzen 9 spoiler. The motherboard has plenty of features including dual m2 sockets with a full heatsinks usb 32 gen2 multiple rgb headers steel covered pcie slots 12 phase vrm and a matte black pcb. The plan was to revisit the testing with the ryzen 9 3950x given the 3900x was the most high end am4 cpu available at the time of testing. Am4 vcore vrm ratings to help you decide on a mobo for 3rd gen ryzen discussion heyo everyone you may know me from such vrm tier lists as this one and love it or hate it i hope its helped people make better decisions when purchasing mobos for ryzen.
Also which ones support bios flashing without a cpu. Not all but most boards that will support the new zen2 cpus are listed here. X570 crosshair viii formula asrock. While there are no x470 motherboards in the micro atx form factor on the market on the b450 side you have a pretty big matx lineup. Am4 b450x470 vrm tier list. It differentiates top tier boards from cheap ones.
Just thought some info on this would be relevant with zen2 and x570 motherboards about to be released. The cpu is fed power via a 16 phase vrm design that is well cooled. The vrm uses many of the same components. X570 d2i d4u 2l2t x470 d4u ecc cert kvm switch d4u2 2t ecc cert kvm switch. X570 pro ws ace ecc certification asrock rack. Like many other x570 boards in this list the crosshair viii formula also uses an active cooling fan for the x570 chipset.
Here is a am4 motherboard vrm list compiled by various people and testing results. The board is also backwards compatible with 2nd generation ryzen processors so if youre looking to upgrade just your motherboard on your older system you can definitely do so with this board. Tier h2o liquid cooled only vrm terrible if cooled only with air tier s if liquid cooled. I7 4790k 48ghz titan v. 300a current draw on little ambient airflow ie below a big air cooler in a well ventilated case maxed out 3950x on liquid nitrogen ln2 overclocking. Motherboard vrm tier list v2 currently amd only sign in to follow this.
The voltage regulator module is a collection of mosfets power transistors capacitors and chokes. X570 aqua tier w workstation features can appear here and above tiers. From them the one that looks the best for me is the asrock b450m pro4 it would be a great option for a micro atx ryzen 5 3600x build using a b450 chipset motherboard. The board looks massive and features striking rog symbols that are lit in rgb at both the io area and the chipset. It only has a 33 phase vrm design but it should definitely be enough to run your ryzen.
Gallery of Vrm Am4 Tier List
.png)
