Gigabyte X570S AORUS MASTER User Manual - Page 11

Expansion Slots ŠŠ ŠŠ Multi-Graphics Technology (Note 2) ŠŠ Storage Interface ŠŠ USB ŠŠ ŠŠ ŠŠ 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX8), integrated in the CPU: - AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors support PCIe 4.0 x8 mode - AMD Ryzen™ 4000 G-Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 2000 Series Processors support PCIe 3.0 x8 mode - AMD Ryzen™ 3000 G-Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 2000 G-Series Processors do not support this slot * For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot. * The PCIEX8 slot shares bandwidth with the PCIEX16 slot. When the PCIEX8 slot is populated, the PCIEX16 slot operates at up to x8 mode. 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX4), integrated in the Chipset: - Supporting PCIe 4.0 (Note 1)/3.0 x4 mode * The PCIEX4 slot shares bandwidth with the M2C_SB connector. The PCIEX4 slot becomes unavailable when a device is installed in the M2C_SB connector. Support for AMD Quad-GPU CrossFire™ and 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ technologies 1 x M.2 connector (M2A_CPU), integrated in the CPU, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SSDs: - AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors support SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSDs - AMD Ryzen™ 4000 G-Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 3000 G-Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 2000 Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 2000 G-Series Processors support SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs 1 x M.2 connector (M2B_SB), integrated in the Chipset, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SSDs: - Supporting PCIe 4.0 (Note 1)/3.0 x4/x2 SSDs 2 x M.2 connectors (M2C_SB/M2D_SB), integrated in the Chipset, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2280/22110 SSDs: - Supporting SATA and PCIe 4.0 (Note 1)/3.0 x4/x2 SSDs 6 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, integrated in the Chipset: - Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 * Refer to "1-9 Internal Connectors," for the installation notices for the M.2 and SATA connectors. CPU: - 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel - 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel Chipset+ASMedia® USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Controller: - 1 x USB Type-C® port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support Chipset: - 1 x USB Type-C® port with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support, available through the internal USB header - 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel - 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports, available through the internal USB headers (Note 1) For AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors only. (Note 2) For AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 4000 G-Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Processors/AMD Ryzen™ 2000 Series Processors only. - 11 - Hardware Installation