Apparently, the recently announced motherboards based on the AMD A620 chipset don't show the real capabilities of the chipset, making it appear less performing than it actually is. AMD has imposed some limitations on the A620 platform that may seem arbitrary, but motherboard manufacturers have not helped to exploit its potential, making it unattractive when it could be a viable option for a budget configuration.
In fact, if we compare A620 with B650, we immediately notice that the Sunnyvale company has removed some features. However, the A620 can support, for example, two 10Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports. Despite this, only Biostar and Gigabyte have implemented one port each, while ASUS, ASRock and MSI have not implemented any at all. The A620 chipset mainly supports 65W CPUs, while the more energy-intensive ones could face VRM-level limitations, and this could lead to any incorrect purchases by users if not adequately informed. The A620 has enough PCIe lanes for two M.2 drives and any PCIe cards or peripherals, but most cards seem to avoid a second M.2 slot for no apparent reason other than the cost of the physical interface.
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Photo Credit: AMD AMD's partners seem to have chosen to minimize features and consequently there are products on the market that do not fully exploit the possibilities of the A620 chipset. Only time will tell if better motherboards will be available in the future, but at the moment the impression is that manufacturers prefer to divert potential customers to the more expensive B650 motherboards. AMD's A620 chipset could offer a lot to those looking for an affordable solution, but companies aren't valuing its true capabilities. To take full advantage of the possibilities offered by the A620 platform, it is necessary to improve communication and product design choices based on it.