In a surprise move, AMD allowed its partners at the Computex 2024 event to debut motherboards featuring the fresh X870 chipset, according to a report by HardwareLuxx. The company extensively exhibited the new X870 and X870E chipsets, designed for the Ryzen 9000 processors. Interestingly, there isn’t haste in the release of new models based on the 800-series logic, as the previous-generation boards with AMD 600-series chipsets are compatible with the new chips.
The Computex event showcased significantly fewer AMD X870 chipset motherboards than the competitor’s latest product – Intel’s Z890 chipset for Arrow Lake-S processors. It’s noteworthy that the Intel Core Ultra 200K (Arrow Lake-S) will be only available by the end of the year, whereas Ryzen 9000 is planned for release next month. Moreover, none of Intel’s motherboard manufacturers explicitly mention their new models’ use of the Z890 chipset.
“The AMD X870 and X870E chipset motherboards won’t be available concurrently with the Ryzen 9000. AMD will release new processors for the existing 600-series models in the market. In fact, there’s no substantial motive for new models, as they don’t bring anything groundbreaking or innovative. Although Ryzen 9000 will support higher speed memory, the memory controller and motherboard layout play a more significant role than the chipset,” writes HardwareLuxx editor Andreas Schilling.
Interestingly, Intel did officially announce or discuss the new Z890 chipset at Computex 2024. Consequently, motherboard manufacturers using it have failed to mention this new system logic set in their product descriptions. On the other hand, AMD had no restrictions on the mention of the X870 chipset. Nevertheless, it’s clear that some firms were unprepared for such an early lifting of the announcement ban, hence the X870 boards were not widely represented at the event.
If desired, owners of AMD 600-series boards can use them with the Ryzen 9000 processors right from the new chips’ sale outset without awaiting the arrival of new boards in stores. Likely, a simple BIOS update will be necessary for this integration.
