The chaos in the motherboard area may continue for a long time.
For Intel, the introduction of the 300 series after the 100 series/200 series chipset is a smooth matter. Unexpectedly, it was AMD Ruilong's 'cutting the chin' and occupying the first place, laying out three A320/B350/X370 AM4 interface chip sets. .
Which B350 is the most depressing Intel, in order to distinguish, had to switch to B360.
Due to the lack of native USB 3.1 Gen2 (10Gbps) and 802.11ac wave2 support for the Z370 motherboard with the 8th generation Core listed at the end of 2017, Intel also plans a higher-end Z390.
Can this side, AMD is not idle. VCZ broke the news, Their Z490 is actually on the agenda.
AMD's X470 motherboard we know, mainly with the Ryzen 2000 series of new CPU. From the specification table, the Z490's PCIe channel number four more.
It is said that PPT is the official referral data from Gigabyte AORUS X470. Whether it can be real, it needs more information to verify.