AMD · AM5 · launched 2024
X870E motherboards
X870E is AMD's top AM5 chipset: two chipset dies for maximum port count, mandatory USB4, PCIe 5.0 to both the graphics slot and the primary M.2, and firmware that ships Zen 5 ready.
- Boards in database
- 3
- Capacity range
- 2228–2228 W
- Sustained core power, derated
- Graphics slot
- PCIe 5.0
- Price range
- $499–$699
- CPU overclocking
- Allowed
- Memory overclocking (XMP / EXPO)
- Allowed
- The thing people get wrong
- X870E guarantees connectivity, not power delivery. The cheapest X870E boards use fewer and smaller power stages than the best B650 boards, so the badge alone tells you nothing about whether a Ryzen 9 will hold its clocks.
The spread inside X870E
Only one X870E board is in the database so far, so there is no spread to compare yet.
The same processors on the best and worst X870E board
Sorted worst verdict first, so the pairings to avoid are at the top.
| Pairing | Verdict | VRM °C | Score | Clock loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi225 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 45 | 94 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi225 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 45 | 94 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi225 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 45 | 94 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi225 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 45 | 94 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi225 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 45 | 94 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi225 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 45 | 94 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi225 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 45 | 94 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi225 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 45 | 94 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi160 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 43 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi160 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 43 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi160 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 43 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi160 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 43 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi140 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 42 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi140 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 42 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi140 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 42 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi140 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 42 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi140 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 42 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi140 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 42 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi135 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 42 | 96 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X on ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi135 W into 2228 W | No throttle | 42 | 96 | 0 % |