AMD X570 VRM Wiki

Hey guys I just wanted to give everyone the VRM types and motherboard power delivery specs for the major players. Often people like to know these kinds of things Ive compiled a list if them together from various sources. It should help in any decisions… for OC boards and what not. However to be honest there are many reasons to have good power delivery.

I for one wish these were more public. Its a darn shame that people who work for the manufacturers or even the hacks who O.C do not share this information and when you ask most do not share as if its some kind of secret. Perhaps it is and I am not in the know but here are all the ones I know and Im sharing it with all… I appreciate the crowdsourcing of errors and confirming the unknown or blank spots… :slight_smile:

Let us start with the better quality boards and companies and go in descending order. I am determining quality based on the last 3-4 years of QA, the quality of UEFI, the quality of UEFI updates and supporting new chips, and the quality of the features and power delivery onboard. Right before we start I will list the power stages companies and what the model numbers say.

List of Companies
IR= Infineon Technologies
ASP= Proprietized ASUS customized version of IR35201
uPI= uPI Semiconductor
TDA= Infineon Technologies
QA= Offshoot of uPI
SIC= Vishay Semiconductor
S4= OnSemiconductor
ISL=Intersil

Let’s begin with ASrock the best company as of late.

VRM Spec (Heimdallr Compilation – Main Contain Errors)
Motherboard Controller High Side Low Side Chokes Doubler
ASRock X570 Aqua IR35201 (6+2) IR3555 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 IR3599 (6)
ASRock X570 Creator IR35201 (6+2) IR3555 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 IR3599 (6)
ASRock X570 Taichi ISL69147 (6+1) SIC634 (12) SIC632A (12) 12 ISL6617A (7)
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming X ISL69147 (6+1) SIC634 (12) SIC632A (12) 12 ISL6617A (7)
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming 4 UP9505PQGW (4+2) UP1962SD (8) or Sino power SM4337 (8) SM4336 8 UP1961SQ (4)
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX TB3 ISL69147 (4+2) ISL99227 (8) Unknown/Not Applicable 8 ISL6617A (4)
ASRock X570 Steel Legend ISL69147 (4+2) SIC634 (8) SIC632A (8) 8 ISL6617A (4)
ASRock X570 Extreme4 ISL69147 (4+2) SIC634 (8) SIC632A (8) 8 ISL6617A (4)
ASRock X570 Pro4 UP9505PQGW (4+2) UP1962SD (8) or Sino power SM4337 (8) SM4336 8 UP1961SQ (4)
ASRock X570M Pro4 UP9505PQGW (4+2) UP1962SD (8) or Sino power SM4337 (8) SM4336 8 UP1961SQ (4)

Next up we have gigabyte. Typically not the best EFI however they have phenomenal Power Delivery and have wonderful OC abilities

VRM Spec (Heimdallr Compilation – Main Contain Errors)
Motherboard Controller High Side Low Side Chokes Doubler
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Xtreme IR XDPE132G5C (14+2) TDA21472 (14) Unknown/Not Applicable 14 True 14 Phase
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Master IR XDPE132G5C (12+2) IR3556 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 True 12 Phase
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Ultra IR35201 (6+2) IR3553 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 IR3599 (6)
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Pro/WIFI IR35201 (6+2) IR3553 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 IR3599 (6)
GIGABYTE X570 I Aorus Pro WIFI IR35201 (6+2) TDA21472 (6) Unknown/Not Applicable 6 Unknown/Not Applicable
GIGABYTE X570 Aorus Elite ISL69138 (6+1) Vishay DrMOS (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 SL6617A (6)
GIGABYTE X570 Gaming X ISL69147 (5+2) 4C010N (10) 4C06N (10) 10 SL6617A (5)

Now we have ASUS. Great EFI not the best quality control as of late. A lot of features most of which you do not need and well they are damn sexy boards I will give them that.

VRM Spec (Heimdallr Compilation – Main Contain Errors)
Motherboard Controller High Side Low Side Chokes Doubler
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Formula ASP1405I (7+1) IR3555 (14) Unknown/Not Applicable 14 Unknown/Not Applicable
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Hero ASP1405I (7+1) IR3555 (14) Unknown/Not Applicable 14 Unknown/Not Applicable
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Impact ASP1405I (7+1) TDA21472 (8) Unknown/Not Applicable 8 Unknown/Not Applicable
ASUS Pro WS X570-Ace ASP1405I (6+2) IR3555 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 Unknown/Not Applicable
ASUS ROG Strix X570-E Gaming ASP1405I (6+2) IR3555 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 Unknown/Not Applicable
ASUS ROG Strix X570-F Gaming ASP1106G (4+2) Sic639 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 Unknown/Not Applicable
ASUS ROG Strix X570-I Gaming ASP1405I (6+2) TDA21472 (8) Unknown/Not Applicable 8 Unknown/Not Applicable
ASUS TUF X570-Plus ASP1106G (4+2) Sic639 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 Unknown/Not Applicable
ASUS Prime X570-Pro ASP1106G (4+2) Sic639 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 Unknown/Not Applicable

Finally we have MSI. While some boards are good others are hit or miss. Particularly their mid tier. Nobody expects the low tier boards to perform anyways but the mid tier that slots into budget points the QA has been horrible for years. Quite frankly they have repeatedly tried to work on it but they are still havent figure it out. Im not quite sure why and I open to discussion about whats causing it. Their EFI looks amazing. They work close with AMD spec to provide the most tweakable options and they have decent looking boards…

VRM Spec (Heimdallr Compilation – Main Contain Errors)
Motherboard Controller High Side Low Side Chokes Doubler
MSI MEG X570 Godlike IR35201 (7+1) TDA21472 (14) Unknown/Not Applicable 14 IR3599 (7)
MSI MEG X570 Ace IR35201 (6+2) IR3555 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 IR3599 (6)
MSI Prestige X570 Creation IR35201 (6+2) IR3555 (12) Unknown/Not Applicable 12 IR3599 (6)
MSI MPG X570 Gaming Pro Carbon WIFI IR35201 (5+1) QA3111N6N (10) Unknown/Not Applicable 10 IR3598 (5)
MSI MPG X570 Gaming Edge WIFI IR35201 (4+2) S4C029N (8) S4C024N (8) 8 IR3598 (4)
MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus IR35201 (4+2) S4C029N (8) S4C024N (8) 8 IR3598 (4)
MSI X570-A Pro IR35201 (4+2) S4C029N (8) S4C024N (8) 8 IR3598 (4)

Sources: Various, too many to disclose

What are VRMs?

Want to know more about power delivery check out this post: VRMs - The what, why and how they operate!

Why is this important with X570?

You might ask does power delivery matter if AMD Ryzen chips are so power efficient. It does primarily due to how ryzen boosts. Ryzen 3rd gen boosts very much like a GPU. If there is thermal and voltage headroom, The chip will boost. Idle is also much higher due to the characteristics of this particular node process. Do not be alarmed to see voltages higher than you expect. If you want to overclock these chips further then this is a pretty important fact to take into consideration.

The OMG its at 1.4+ Volts on board

This is normal. It should be expected at idle. As for spikes to 1.5 Volts, Ryzen 3000 has a very aggressive boost algorithm and all the kinks aren’t entirely worked out yet. Even minimal activity will cause boosting and therefore heat. 15+ degree spikes are entirely expected. 1.45ish+ VCORE is entirely normal for short bursts on single core workloads. This is because a higher voltage will drive down the temps from less current load. It is entirely safe. AMD has stated this themselves. ~1.38 is about max for all core loads. If you are concerned get on the latest AGESA provided by your board manufacturer.

So I hope this information helps some people. It kind of veered off topic for a bit.

See post 56 by @Bagaget for more info AMD X570 VRM Wiki

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  • ASP1405 is indeed a customized version of the IR35201.
  • ASP1106 i think is an ISL controller, likely a ISL95712 / ISL95866 or similar.
    I don’t think that it is an IR controller.
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https://www.hardwareluxx.de/community/f12/amd-3rd-gen-am4-mainboards-vrm-liste-x570-p560-b550-a520-a420-1228904.html

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Good note I’ll look into it. If I can find a picture of that board and the controller and look at it’s pin out

Ahh hey thanks for the extra source it lists some low sides I forgot or couldn’t find I’ll fill in soon once I figure out his layout

@PhaseLockedLoop

Would you mind mentioning the memory topology is used on all boards.
As far as you can find of course.
Asus is using Daisy chain memory topology on their X570 line of boards.
So those should generally work well with a wider variety of kits.
And i believe Msi as well, but i have not looked closely to Msi’s X570 memory topology yet.

But Asrock is using T topology on certain boards like the Asrock X570 Phantom Gaming X,
and the X570 Taichi, which will means it will be finicky with memory kits and overclocking.

This might be an interesting item for @wendell as well to look at,
when doing mobo reviews, and memory kit testings. :slight_smile:

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According to Buildzoid, it is a real 14 phase without any doublers:

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Awesome moving to confirmed 14 phase

I could try I will have to analyze traces for each with high res pictures of Rev 1.0+ Not sub 1.0 of motherboards. I could use help little lady :wink:

LOL build zoid says you cant analyze trace quality eyeballing… Yes and no… See with image enhancement you can follow them and super impose stuff to see where they go and analyze trace width and route length ahah

This is the first time I see claims of blown Ryzen chips . Care to elaborate a bit more (percentages , does it happen only on x570 motherboards or on x470 also , etc) ?
Is it maybe an indication that the new nod might be a limiting factor for the cpu’s life span (taking into account the possible aggressiveness of frequency boost in order to be competitive against intel) ?

It’s actually more common than you think right now.

@Argone has a story he may like to share about how his board pumped 1.5 volts on boot…

Hardware unboxed blew there’s… etc

There are a lot of account out there

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Yea with public bios I was getting 1.5volts on idle and full load. I got my hands on a better bios. Full load now doesn’t exceed 1.35volts. The public bios for Crosshair VIII Hero Wifi is complete and utter trash at the moment. I had to disable core performance boost (the thing that would allow for all turbo clocks to 4.2ghz and single core to 4.6ghz) It is not precision boost overdrive. With the public bios I was getting 95c easily and shutdowns were happening.

I can say with certainty, I am running between 65c and 70c on 100% handbrake load now. Mobo partners need to get this fixed, or AMD will be replacing a bunch of cpus.

Damn, do you know of any other manufacturers afflicted? (I own a X370 Taichi and I’m curious in that regard)

The ASRock taichi has always had solid UEFI’s honestly testing will be the definitive answer

I doubt the taichi is as crazy about CBS and pbo right now

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T topology is better for overclocking 4 dimms, Daisy chain gets higher and more stable overclocks but only with 2 dimms.

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I would say Ryzen should try to move towards daisy chain…

and threadripper should stay T but honestly… we are splitting hairs at these levels for the average user. Im all up to identifying the topology with some aide and making a library of info on these

Asus hadn’t even updated the listings for what motherboards supported the 8 cor and 12 core chips until Friday. I tried to get some assistance troubleshooting a 3900x memory issue on an Asus x470 prime pro on Tuesday and was told that they don’t support the 3900x yet. I think its going to take time to get stable Bios on the non x570 boards.

Wow, yet another blunder from them. Honestly I do not know whats up with them lately. Like they hard core have just sucked even when ryzen came out they still were hard core making better boards for intel and its bothersome but it doesnt matter. A stable bios from some inside sources is about to be released with ASrock… they seem to be working very close with AMD… which is good to see

Seriously I would not harp on them without reason… Come on ASUS step it up a tad even BuildZoid is calling you out

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Do you think intel has a deal with ASUS like bribing ASUS?