ASUS PRIME A520M-K AM4 DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard
Built around the AMD A520 chipset and the AM4 socket, the ASUS PRIME A520M-K is a compact Micro-ATX DDR4 motherboard aimed at straightforward Ryzen builds, home PCs and office systems where a single graphics card and one fast NVMe drive cover the job.
Key Specifications
- Socket AM4 for AMD Ryzen 5000 Series, 5000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, 3000 Series and 3000 G-Series desktop processors
- AMD A520 chipset with 2 DDR4 DIMM slots, up to 64GB, and DDR4 speeds up to 5100MHz overclocked
- 1 PCIe 3.0 x16 slot plus 2 PCIe 3.0 x1 slots for a graphics card and small add-in cards
- 1 M.2 slot supporting PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA modes, alongside 4 SATA 6Gb/s ports with RAID 0, 1 and 10 support
- Realtek RTL8111H 1Gb Ethernet with ASUS LANGuard, plus HDMI 2.1 and D-Sub display outputs
- Rear USB: 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports and 2 USB 2.0 ports, with front headers for additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 and USB 2.0 ports
- Realtek 7.1 surround sound high definition audio codec with audio shielding
5X Protection III Everyday Safeguards
The board carries the PRIME series hardware safeguards, including DIGI+ VRM control, LANGuard network protection and SafeSlot Core reinforcement on the main graphics slot, which together suit a machine that will run daily for work, study and media.
- Start with an AM4 Ryzen processor from the supported series listed above.
- Fit two DDR4 modules for dual-channel memory up to the 64GB ceiling.
- Add a PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD in the M.2 slot and keep SATA drives on the four 6Gb/s ports.
- Use the PCIe 3.0 x16 slot for a single graphics card, leaving the x1 slots free for expansion cards.
