Motherboard VRM Tier List AMD

[efendy]

I found this information might be useful just wanted to share


For advanced users What's under the heatsink? Things they don't mention


The following list is based on facts, ranked on power delivery and known problems. The list will include boards that support CPU overclocking available at retail from different brands.

There are still differences in performance among boards of the same tier. As a result, those that barely made it into that tier will be in orange while those that are better than others in the same tier are in blue. Unless specified, boards sharing the same name and chipset in different form factors are ranked the same.

the original post is here: Motherboard VRM Tier List v2 (currently AMD only)


AM4 (Athlon, Ryzen 3, Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7, Ryzen 9)

Tier S: 300A current draw on little ambient airflow (i.e below a big air cooler in a well-ventilated case), maxed out 3950X on liquid nitrogen (LN2) overclocking

Asus: X570 Crosshair VIII Hero
Gigabyte: X570 Aorus Xtreme
MSI: X570 Godlike

Tier S-: 250A current draw on little ambient airflow, maxed out 3900X on liquid nitrogen (LN2) overclocking
Asus: X570 X570-E, Pro WS Ace, B550 B550-E
Asrock: X570 Taichi, Phantom Gaming X, Creator
Gigabyte: X570 Aorus Master, B550 Aorus Master
MSI: X570 Creation, Ace, Unify, Tomahawk, B550 Tomahawk

Tier A: 200A current draw on little ambient airflow, maxed out 3950X on ambient cooling, 2700x on LN2
Asus: X570 X570-F, TUF Plus, Prime Pro, Crosshair VIII Impact, X570-I, X570-P, B550 TUF Plus (mATX & mATX WiFi), X470 Crosshair VII Hero, B450 TUF Pro S (mATX), X370 Crosshair VI Extreme
Asrock: X570 ITX/TB3, X470 Taichi (Ultimate), X370 Taichi, Professional Gaming
Gigabyte: X570 Aorus Ultra, Pro (ATX), B550 Aorus Pro (& AC) (ATX), X470 Gaming 7
MSI: B550 Mortar

Tier B: 160A current draw on little ambient airflow, maxed out 3900X, 3950x at 1.3V on ambient cooling, maxed out 1800X on LN2
Asus: X470 X470-F, X370 Crosshair VI Hero, X370-F
Asrock: X570 Extreme4, Steel Legend, Pro4 (ATX & mATX), Phantom 4
Biostar: X570 GT8, X470 GT8, X370 GT7
Gigabyte: X570 Aorus Elite, ITX
MSI: B550 Gaming Plus, A-Pro, X470 M7 AC, Gaming Pro Carbon

Tier C :125A current draw on little ambient airflow, maxed out 2700, 3900x at 1.3V on ambient cooling (P95)
Asus: X370 Prime Pro
Asrock: B550 Pro4 (ATX & mATX), Phantom 4
Gigabyte: X570 UD, Gaming X, B550 Aorus Pro (mATX), Gaming X, X370 Gaming K7, Gaming 5
MSI: X570 Gaming Pro Carbon, B550 Pro-VDH WiFi, Pro-DASH, Bazooka, X470 Gaming Plus, B450 Gaming Pro Carbon (& Max), Tomahawk (& Max), Gaming Plus ATX (& Max), B450-A Pro (& Max) (ATX), Mortar (& Max), Gaming Plus mATX, Bazooka Plus, Gaming Plus ITX, X370 M7 ACK, XPower Titanium

Tier D :100A current draw on little ambient airflow, maxed out 1700 and 3700X, a tad more than maxed out 2600/1600AF, maxed out 2700 in ambient cooling (Cinebench R15)
Asus: X470 Prime Pro, X470-I, B450 TUF Pro (mATX and ATX), B450-E, B450-I, X370 X370-I, B350 B350-I
Asrock: X470 Master SLI, K4, ITX, B450 Pro4 (mATX and ATX), Pro4-F, K4, M/AC, Steel Legend, ITX, B350 Pro4, K4
Gigabyte: X470 Gaming 5, Ultra Gaming, B550 Aorus Elite (mATX), Gaming, DS3H, B450 Aorus Elite (mATX), Gaming
MSI: X570 X570-A Pro, Gaming Plus, Edge, X470 Gaming Pro, B450 Pro-VDH (& Max & V2), Bazooka (& Max Wifi & V2), X370 Gaming Pro Carbon, Krait Gaming, SLI Plus, Gaming Plus, Gaming Pro, B350 Gaming Pro Carbon, Krait Gaming

Tier E: 75A current draw on little ambient airflow, maxed out 1600 and 3600, a bit more than maxed out 2500X
Asus: B550 B550M-A, X470 TUF Plus, B450 B450-F, TUF Plus (mATX and ATX), Prime Plus, X370 X370-A, B350 B350-F, Prime Plus, TUF Plus
Asrock: B450 HDV, X370 Gaming X, Killer SLI, mITX, K4, Pro4, B350 ITX, HDV, AB350M
Biostar: X470 GTA, GTQ, GTN, X370 GT5, GT3, B350 GT5, GT3, GTN
Gigabyte: B450 Aorus Pro (ATX), Aorus Elite (ATX), Aorus M, Gaming X, S2H, DS3H, ITX, X370 Gaming K5, K3, 3, Gaming, DS3H, B350 Gaming 3, Gaming, DASH, DS3H, AB350N Gaming-WiFi
MSI: B450 Pro-M2 (& Max), B350 Gaming Plus, Tomahawk, PC Mate, Bazooka, Mortar, Pro-VDH, Pro-VH Plus, Pro-VD Plus

Tier F: 50A current draw on little ambient airflow, maxed out 1200/2200G (CPU only)/3100/3300X
Asus: B550 B550M-K, B450 B450M-K, B450M-A, Dragon, B350 B350M-A, B350M-E, B350M-K
Asrock: B450 HDV R4.0, B350 HDV R3.0, HDV R4.0
Biostar: X570 GT, B350 B45M2, HiFi B350S1, ET2
Gigabyte: B350 D3H, D3V, HD3, DS2, B450 B450 H
MSI: B450 Pro-M2 V2, B450M-A Pro, B350 Gaming Pro

Tier H2O: Liquid cooled only VRM, quite bad if cooled only with air, tier S if liquid cooled
Asus: X570 Crosshair VIII Formula
Asrock: X570 Aqua

Tier W: Workstation features, can appear here and above tiers
Asus: X570 Pro WS Ace (proper ECC certification)
Asrock rack: X570 D2I, D4U-2L2T, D4I-2T, X470 D4U (ECC cert + KVM switch), D4U2-2T (ECC cert + KVM switch)

 

[AinsleyHarriott]

I think most people are aware of the tier list's existence, but I was not aware of the spreadsheet of the "What's under the heatsink? Things they don't mention"

Thanks for the share!

 

[thePridge]

I think most people are aware of the tier list's existence, but I was not aware of the spreadsheet of the "What's under the heatsink? Things they don't mention"

Thanks for the share!

Interesting ... According to Gigabyte site:

X570 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0) Key Features | Motherboard - GIGABYTE South Africa

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

www.gigabyte.com

My board has 12+2 Phases IR Digital VRM Solution with Power Stage whereas the "what's under the heatsink" says "Controller phase mode: 6+2"

Are these two different things or is one of the sources incorrect?

 

[AinsleyHarriott]

Interesting ... According to Gigabyte site:

X570 AORUS PRO (rev. 1.0) Key Features | Motherboard - GIGABYTE South Africa

Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...

www.gigabyte.com

My board has 12+2 Phases IR Digital VRM Solution with Power Stage whereas the "what's under the heatsink" says "Controller phase mode: 6+2"

Are these two different things or is one of the sources incorrect?

Gigabyte, like many other motherboard manufacturers, like to put nonsense in their marketing. Hardware Unboxed and Gamers Nexus take the companies on all the time, but they continually do the same thing.

Usually in such cases they use phase doublers instead of true phases, so *technically* it is true (gotta get that sweet marketing BS) but in actuality it is just misleading.

Edit: After doing some further research it seems the Pro has true phases, but I will get get back to you on that.

What is mentioned above is still true though, Gigabyte is known for sneaky tacticts especially B450.

 

[∀Z‾soʇɐuɐɥ┴]

Soooo..... basically I got one of the best x570 boards right off the bat... yay me and my broke ass for not going with the X570 Aqua

 

[thePridge]

Gigabyte, like many other motherboard manufacturers, like to put nonsense in their marketing. Hardware Unboxed and Gamers Nexus take the companies on all the time, but they continually do the same thing.

Usually in such cases they use phase doublers instead of true phases, so *technically* it is true (gotta get that sweet marketing BS) but in actuality it is just misleading.

Edit: After doing some further research it seems the Pro has true phases, but I will get get back to you on that.

What is mentioned above is still true though, Gigabyte is known for sneaky tacticts especially B450.

Thanks for the info.

Part of the reason I went for that board was watching a number of reviews where they compared boards in a similar price range and this one was "better" in terms of vrms. The 12+2 was mentioned in reviews and I think I recall seeing screenshots with the heatsinks removed.

The msi ones in a similar price bracket didn't get as good reviews as this one and apparently the vrms got hotter than this board.

Will be interesting to hear what you uncover.

 

[AinsleyHarriott]

Thanks for the info.

Part of the reason I went for that board was watching a number of reviews where they compared boards in a similar price range and this one was "better" in terms of vrms. The 12+2 was mentioned in reviews and I think I recall seeing screenshots with the heatsinks removed.

The msi ones in a similar price bracket didn't get as good reviews as this one and apparently the vrms got hotter than this board.

Will be interesting to hear what you uncover.

You are correct about the MSI vs Gigabyte on the X570 boards.

Your board (like most Gigabyte X570's) is one of the best. MSI royally screwed up in X570.

Will get back to you on the debate above, tomorrow when I am on my PC again. From what I have read in a hurry, you are correct. I extend you my apology.

Rest assured though that, if it has the true phases as stated by Gigabyte, the person who compiled that list will get a long message from me giving him all kinds of trouble for spreading misinformation.

 

[thePridge]

You are correct about the MSI vs Gigabyte on the X570 boards.

Your board (like most Gigabyte X570's) is one of the best. MSI royally screwed up in X570.

Will get back to you on the debate above, tomorrow when I am on my PC again. From what I have read in a hurry, you are correct. I extend you my apology.

Rest assured though that, if it has the true phases as stated by Gigabyte, the person who compiled that list will get a long message from me giving him all kinds of trouble for spreading misinformation.

Not sure we need to give them all kinds of trouble... just a "yo... this data is incorrect" should suffice (if this is the case).

 

[jaqkar]

So X570 Crosshair VIII Hero is good?

 

[Dom]

Whoop whoop - tier S

 

[Dom]

Whoop whoop - tier S: 250A

 

[JollyJamma]

Yup, I did my homework when I got my Tomahawk.