ASRock A520M PRO4 Super Alloy AMD AM4 Socket Motherboard, Micro-ATX, 4x DDR4 Slots, 1x M.2 Socket, GbE LAN, 1x D-Sub / 1x DisplayPort / 1x HDMI Port

ASRock A520M PRO4 Micro ATX Motherboard

The ASRock A520M PRO4 is a Micro ATX motherboard designed for AMD AM4 socket Ryzen desktop processors, offering robust power delivery, advanced connectivity, and comprehensive tuning options.

Key Features

• ASRock Super Alloy
• Premium 50A Power Choke
• Sapphire Black PCB
• High Density Glass Fabric PCB

• 2oz Copper PCB

• Storage & Cooling Enhancements

• ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink

• ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4)

• Protection & Convenience

• ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC)
• ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN ports)
• ASRock Live Update & APP Shop

CPU Support

• Supports AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 3000, 3000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, 5000 and 5000 G-Series Desktop Processors*
• Digi Power design
• 8 Power Phase design

Chipset

• AMD A520

Memory

• Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
• 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
• Max. system memory capacity: 128GB**
• Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
• 15µ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots

Supported Memory by CPU Type
- AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer)*
- DDR4 4533+(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133
- ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory

• AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse)
• DDR4 4533+(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133

• ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory

• AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne)

• DDR4 4733+(OC) / 4666(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4533(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133

• ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory

• AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir)

• DDR4 4733+(OC) / 4666(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4533(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133
• ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory

BIOS

• 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
• Supports "Plug and Play"
• ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events
• Supports jumperfree
• SMBIOS 2.3 support
• CPU, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, +1.8VSB Voltage Multi-adjustment

Integrated Graphics

(Supported with Ryzen Series APU*)

• Integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics
• DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0
• Shared memory default: 2GB
• Max shared memory: up to 16GB**

Display Outputs

• 1 x D-Sub
• 1 x HDMI
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.4

Display Support

• Triple Monitor support
• HDMI 2.1: max resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096 x 2160) @ 60Hz
• DisplayPort 1.4: max resolution up to 5K (5120 x 2880) @ 120Hz
• D-Sub: max resolution up to 1920 x 1200 @ 60Hz

HDMI 2.1 Features

• Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) (compliant HDMI monitor required)
• HDR (High Dynamic Range)
• HDCP 2.3 (also supported on DisplayPort 1.4)
• 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback (HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4)
• Supports Microsoft PlayReady

Audio

• 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220/ALC1200 Audio Codec)
• Premium Blu-ray Audio support
• Surge Protection
• PCB Isolate Shielding
• Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
• Nahimic Audio

LAN

• PCIe x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
• Realtek RTL8111H
• Wake-On-LAN support
• Lightning/ESD Protection
• Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
• PXE support

Wireless LAN

• N/A

Expansion Slots

• 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slots
• PCIE1: x16 mode
• PCIE2: x2 mode*
• 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module

Storage

• 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

• Support RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*

• 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1)

• Supports M Key type 2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)**

• 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2)

• Supports M Key type 2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module
• Supports M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s)

Internal Connectors

• 1 x COM Port Header
• 1 x SPI TPM Header
• 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
• 2 x RGB LED Headers*
• 2 x Addressable LED Headers**
• 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
• 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
• 4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
• 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
• 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
• 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
• 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (support 4 x USB 2.0 ports, with ESD Protection)
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Headers (support 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports, with ESD Protection)

LED/Fan Power Notes

• RGB LED Headers: total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip*
• Addressable LED Headers: total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip**
• CPU Fan Connector: supports up to 1A (12W) fan power***
• Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors: support water cooler fan up to 2A (24W)****
• CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN3/WP and CHA_FAN4/WP can auto detect 3-pin or 4-pin fans

Rear Panel I/O

• Antenna Bracket
• 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
• 1 x D-Sub Port
• 1 x HDMI Port
• 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Port (ESD Protection)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports (ASMedia ASM1074 hub, ESD Protection)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-C Port (ESD Protection)
• 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (ESD Protection)
• 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
• HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone

Software & UEFI

Software

• ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
• ASRock Polychrome SYNC

UEFI

• ASRock Full HD UEFI
• ASRock Instant Flash

Accessories

• I/O Shield
• 2 x SATA Data Cables
• 2 x Screws for M.2 Sockets

Form Factor & Design

• Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6 in x 9.6 in (24.4 cm x 24.4 cm)
• Solid Capacitor design
• 2oz Copper PCB

Operating System Support

• Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit
• Microsoft Windows 11 64-bit

Certifications

• FCC
• CE
• ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply required)

Technical Specifications Table