Via our colleagues at Wccftech we now know that ASRock’s A620 motherboards are compatible with PCIe 5.0 SSDs. Normally, this kind of card has no PCIe 5.0 interface. Beware of future bios updates that could block the functionality!
ASRock: A620 cards compatible with PCIe 5.0 SSDs!
Our colleagues at Wccftech were able to get a copy of a card signed ASRock. With a A620M Pro RS WiFi (a rather nice card considering the segment) in their hands, the guys mounted a Ryzen 5 7600 and a PCIe Gen5 SSD from CFD Gaming. After booting up and running CrystalDiskInfo, they found out that the card fully supports the SSD. As a reminder, this model has two M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 slots. Moreover, after some tests, it turns out that the SSD does hold its 10 GB/s data rate.
Now, via ITHome we learn that it is also for the TUF Gaming A620M-Plus from Asus. This time, the capture comes from the Chinese forum ChipHell where via HWiNFO64 we see a PCIe 5.0 SSD installed and fully recognized.
If the news seems good, beware of disappointments in case of bios update. Because this is a feature that will most likely be blocked in the coming weeks/months.