MSI A520M-Pro Motherboard
A520M-PRO | MSIThis product has been discontinued
PRO series helps users work smarter by delivering an efficient and productive experience. Featuring stable functionality and high-quality assembly, PRO series motherboards provide not only optimized professional workflows but also less troubleshooting and longevity.
Note: AMD A520 chipset is not compatible with AMD Ryzen 5 3400G, AMD Ryzen 3 3200G and all 1000/2000 Series processors.
Features
User friendly design
MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design for DIY users, countless system tuning and troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights and satisfy even the most demanding tweaker. Makes it so easy to install your own motherboard without any issue.
Cooling
M.2 Sheild frozr
World’s fastest SSDs can start to lower performance when getting hot. Part of the motherboards heatsink design, M.2 SHIELD FROZR is the next generation M.2 thermal solution to avoid this by offering the best thermal protection to make sure that SSD maintains maximum performance.
Fully controllable in BIOS and software
MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.
Design
EZ debug LED
Run into trouble? Onboard LEDs for key components will indicate the source of the problem so you know exactly where to look to get up and running again.
Connectivity
The most important thing of DIY is expandability. MSI PRO series motherboards feature plenty possibility for prosumers’ need. Stable LAN, faster storage and USB transfer speed and other expandable connectors are ready to enlarge your flexibility.
Storage
Fast and future-ready storage
MSI PRO series motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Higher efficiency makes your work easier.
USB 3.2 Gen 1
Transfer lots of data, music and movies over USB easier. USB 3.2 ports are ready in both front and rear IO, provides wide variety of options to connect your USB 3.2 devices.
Mystic light sync
Add your color if you want! Mystic Light Extension pin header provides an intuitive way to control additional RGB strips and other RGB peripherals added to a system, without needing a separate RGB controller.
Experience more
MSI PRO series motherboards are designed to satisfy any professional workflow. Elevate your listening pleasure and enjoy extreme sound quality. Moreover, with years of experience in creating performance enhancing tools that are easy to use, only the highest quality applications are at your disposal. The extensive features let you fine-tune your system to deliver reliable maximum performance.
Performance
2oz Thickened copper
An enhanced PCB design with 2oz thickened copper increases conductivity, improving heat dissipation and performance reliability especially during overclocking.
DDR4 Boost & A-XMP
MSI OC LAB does not merely work hard on extreme overclocking. Compared to A320 motherboard memory A-XMP profile, MSI does have great improvement on performance and efficiency for A520 motherboards. Easy to enable A-XMP profile with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.
Core boost
Core Boost technology combines MSI's premium layout and optimized power design which allows for faster and undistorted current delivery to the CPU at pin-point precision. Not only supporting multi-core CPU, also creating the perfect conditions for your CPU overclocking.
Audio
Audio boost
Dedicated high definition audio processor - Make sure you enjoy the purest sound quality in both stereo and surround sound.
High quality audio capacitors - A high fidelity sound experience with exceptional acoustics and realism for studio level headphones is ensured.
HD audio connectors - Keep you sound perfect by transmit your aduio with pure digital signal.
Specifications
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
| CPU (Max Support) | Support 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Desktop Processors and AMD Ryzen™4000 G-Series Desktop Processors |
| Chipset | AMD® A520 Chipset |
| DDR4 Memory | Supports DDR4 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200 MHz by JEDEC Supports DDR4 2667/ 2800 /2933 /3000 /3066 /3200 /3466 /3600/ 3733 /3866 /4000 /4133 /4266 /4400/ 4600+ MHz by A-XMP OC Mode |
| Memory Channel | Dual |
| DIMM Slots | 2 |
| Max Memory (GB) | 64 |
| PCI-E x16 | 1 |
| PCI-E Gen | Gen3 |
| PCI-E x1 | 2 |
| SATAIII | 4 |
| M.2 Slot | 1 |
| RAID | 0/1/10 |
| TPM (header) | 1 |
| LAN | 1x Realtek® RTL8111H Gigabit LAN |
| USB 3.2 ports (Front) | 2(Gen 1, Type A) |
| USB 3.2 ports (Rear) | 4(Gen 1, Type A) |
| USB 2.0 ports (Front) | 4 |
| USB 2.0 ports (Rear) | 2(Type A) |
| Serial ports(Front) | 1 |
| Audio ports (Rear) | 3 HD audio connectors |
| DisplayPort | 1 |
| VGA | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| DirectX | 12 |
| Form Factor | M-ATX |
| Operating System | Support for Windows® 10 64-bit |