Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Gene AMD Socket AM5 micro ATX Motherboard 90MB1B80-M0EAY0

Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Gene AMD Socket AM5 micro ATX Motherboard 90MB1B80-M0EAY0

Formed by splicing the ROG DNA and mixing in an SFF enzyme, the ROG Crosshair X670E Gene is a mATX powerhouse that lets you have it all. With bulked-up power delivery and heatsinks, it dishes up a full-fat serving of AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series processors, alongside a digestible blend of PCIe 5.0, DDR5, WiFi 6E, and USB4 for enthusiasts that want a compact AM5 build on the desktop.

PERFORMANCE
The ROG Crosshair X670E Gene features a sixteen-pack power solution specifically grown to handle the multi-threaded muscle of AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series processors. Combined with a streamlined DDR5 layout, this nimble powerhouse dishes out hyperspeed performance. And ROG makes it as easy to access its natural edge through a suite of unique software and firmware technologies catering to beginners and veterans alike.

ROG OVERCLOCKING TECHNOLOGIES
Take Ryzen beyond the already impressive sum of its parts. Dynamic OC Switcher and Core Flex create additional frequency waypoints for single and multi-threaded workloads, allowing Ryzen to break boundaries and achieve peak performance in all games and apps.

AI OVERCLOCKING
Tuning is now faster and smarter than ever before. ASUS AI Overclocking profiles the CPU and cooling to predict the optimal configuration and push the system to its limits. Predicted values can be engaged automatically or used as a launching ground for further experimentation.

DYNAMIC OC SWITCHER
Lightly-threaded tasks get fantastic uplift using AMD Precision Boost Overdrive (PBO), but all-core frequencies can be pushed higher via traditional overclocking. The Dynamic OC Switcher lets you use them both, dynamically engaging PBO or your preferred settings based on the CPU current or temperature.

CORE FLEX
Core Flex empowers you to smash limits farther than ever before by letting you control clock, power, and thermals in creative new ways. In its simplest form, you can maximize base clock during lighter loads and set breakpoints to gradually reduce CPU core frequency as temperature or current increases. But the system is extremely adaptable, supporting multiple user-controlled functions that can manipulate power, current, and temperature limits independently so that you can bend CPU performance to your will.

ASYNCHRONOUS CLOCK
For next-level frequency flexibility, the ROG Crosshair X670E Gene features a built-in clock generator that isolates CPU base clock from memory, PCIe, and the Infinity Fabric speed. Drive CPU performance to its absolute brink while maintaining the stability of related clock domains.

OVERCLOCKER’S TOOLKIT
The ROG Overclocker’s Tooklit is a powerful set of hardware-level controls to enhance your overclocking experience. Some are quick and easy time savers, while others offer masterful functionality to help you smash benchmarks and break records.

ROG TRUE VOLTICIAN
For truly advanced performance optimization, the ROG Crosshair X670E Gene includes the ROG True Voltician, a miniature oscilloscope that connects to an onboard USB header and displays waveforms for the CPU Vcore, VCCIN, and System Agent rails. It can also be used to monitor a video card or power supply, and users can even run the True Voltician software on one PC while they get readings from another.

TEAMED POWER ARCHITECTURE
Today's CPU architectures place incredible demands on motherboard power design by transitioning from deep power-saving modes, going from lower-power mode to full load in an instant. The latest ROG VRM architecture rises to the challenge by utilizing teamed power stages to rapidly swing current, while maintaining exemplary thermal performance.

ASUS became the first manufacturer to implement phase-doublers with the A8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard, back in 2005. The board's VRM was lauded for elegantly overcoming the power handling capabilities of components that were available at the time while also reducing voltage ripple. Those benefits led to phase-doublers becoming universally accepted in the industry, and they are still used for similar purposes today.

Modern CPUs pack more cores than their predecessors, and the latest instruction sets allow them to crunch computationally dense workloads at an incredible pace. In addition, they consume less power at idle and can transition between load states much more quickly. These improvements necessitate a re-evaluation of power-design priorities because phase-doublers add a propagation delay that hampers transient response.

Fortunately, the latest integrated power components can handle higher currents than the devices of yesteryear, making it possible to implement a simple circuit topology that isn't hamstrung by the processing lag of phase-doublers. That's why the ROG Crosshair X670E Gene utilizes teamed power stages to deliver higher burst current per phase, while maintaining the thermal performance of phase-doubled designs.