Motherboard AM4 MSI A520M-A PRO mATX 7C96-001R

Product Description

CPU / Chipset

• Socket AM4 supporting AMD Ryzen 5000/4000G/3000/3000G series 

• AMD A520 chipset (no precision boost overclocking, no PCIe 4.0)

Memory

• 2 × DDR4 DIMM slots, dual-channel, up to 64 GB total 

• JEDEC speeds: 1866–3200 MHz; OC speeds via XMP/A‑XMP: up to 4600+ MHz 

Expansion

• 1 × PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (for GPU) and 1 × PCIe 3.0 x1 slot 

• 1 × M.2 (Key M) slot, supports NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA SSDs (2242/2260/2280)

• 4 × SATA III ports (6 Gb/s) with RAID 0/1/10 support 

Rear I/O

• Video: 1 × HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K60) + 1 × DVI‑D (up to 1920×1200)

• USB Ports: 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 1, 2 × USB 2.0

• Networking: Gigabit Ethernet (Realtek RTL8111H) 

• Audio: 7.1‑channel Realtek ALC892 chipset with 3 audio jacks 

• PS/2 ports: 1 × keyboard, 1 × mouse 

Internal Headers & Power

• Power connectors: 1 × 24‑pin ATX, 1 × 4‑pin CPU 12V 

• Fan headers: 1 CPU fan (4-pin) + 1 chassis fan (4-pin)

• Internal connectors: USB 3.0 header (2 ports), 2 × USB 2.0 headers, TPM header, chassis intrusion header, front audio 

Board Layout & Build

• Form factor: micro‑ATX (236 × 200 mm), 8 mounting holes 

• PCB: 2 oz thickened copper with digital power design, 6 real VRM phases (4+2) 

• Debug LEDs (EZ Debug), audio-grade capacitors, onboard TPM support 

Miscellaneous

• BIOS: 32 MB ROM

• Warranty: ~3 years depending on region 

• No built‑in Wi‑Fi or Bluetooth

Weight & Dimensions

• Dimensions: ~236 mm × 200 mm × 60 mm

• Weight: ~698 g bare board