The ASUS A520 Micro ATX motherboard supports AMD Ryzen 3, 5, 7, 9 (3rd and 5th Gen) CPUs on an AM4 socket, with 4 DIMM slots for up to 128GB DDR4 memory. It offers 2 PCIe x1 3.0 slots, 1 M.2 slot, multiple USB 3.2 and 2.0 ports, HDMI, DVI, and PS/2. For connectivity, it features Realtek L8200A 1Gb Ethernet and WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac with Bluetooth 5. It includes 4 SATA 6GB/s ports, 7.1 audio channels with ALC887 codec, and RGB 4-pin header for lighting. Cooling is managed by one 4-pin CPU and two 4-pin case fan connectors.
ASUS TUF Gaming A520M-PLUS II WIFI
| Mainboard basic properties |
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| Manufacturer | ASUS |
| Chipset | AMD A520 |
| Form factor | Micro ATX |
| Motherboard processor |
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| processor family | AMD |
| processor socket | Socket AM4 |
| Supported processors | AMD Ryzen 3, AMD Ryzen 5, AMD Ryzen 7, 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen 9, AMD Ryzen 9 5th Gen |
| Motherboard memory |
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| Number of DIMM slots | 4x |
| Maximum main memory | 128GB |
| Storage type | DDR4 |
| Non-ECC, Unbuffered | Yes |
| Motherboard expansion slots |
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| PCI Express x1 | 2x (3.0) |
| M.2 | 1x |
| Mainboard external connections |
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| HDMI | Yes |
| DVI | Yes |
| USB 3.2 | 4x |
| USB 2.0 | 2x |
| PS/2 | 1x |
| Ethernet (LAN) | 1x |
| 3.5mm jack | 3x |
| Mainboard internal connections |
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| SATA 6GB/s | 4x |
| USB 3.2 headers | 1x |
| USB 2.0 headers | 2x |
| TPM header | |
| RAID | 36535 |
| Power connections | 1x 24-pin EATX, 1x 8-pin EATX 12V |
| Audio channels | 7.1 |
| Audio codec | ALC887 |
| Motherboard cooling |
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| CPU fan 4-pin | 1x |
| 4-pin case fan | 2x |
| Motherboard lighting |
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| RGB header 4-pin | 1x |
| Motherboard network |
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| LAN controllers | Realtek L8200A 1Gb Ethernet |
| Transfer rate | 10/100/1000/10000 Mb/s |
| WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS | IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Bluetooth | 5 |
