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ASRock A520M-HDV vs Gigabyte A520M DS3H: Comparison
ASRock A520M-HDV and Gigabyte A520M DS3H separate most on memory slots: ASRock A520M-HDV at 2, Gigabyte A520M DS3H at 4, 50% in favour of Gigabyte A520M DS3H. Max Memory splits them by another 50%, again favouring Gigabyte A520M DS3H. They match on 12 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | AMD | AMD |
| Socket Type | AM4 | AM4 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Form Factor | Micro-ATX | Micro-ATX |
| Chipset | A520 | A520 |
| Memory Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory Slots | 2-50% | 4 |
| Max Memory | 64-50% | 128 |
| M.2 Slots | 1 | 1 |
| PCIe 5.0 Support | No | No |
| Wi-Fi Onboard | No | No |
| Model | A520M-HDV | A520M DS3H |
| VRM | Not officially disclosed by ASRock (entry-tier) | 5+3 Phases Digital PWM |
| Memory | 2x DDR4 DIMM, up to 64GB | 4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel |
| Expansion | PCIe 3.0 x16 | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Connectivity | HDMI + DVI-D outputs | Q-Flash Plus |
| Networking | Gigabit LAN (no built-in WiFi) | Gigabit LAN (no built-in WiFi) |
| Audio | Realtek codec | Realtek codec |
| Special Features | Basic M.2 support (by revision) | 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe), RGB Fusion 2.0 |
| CPU Support | AMD Ryzen 5000 (non-X3D) / 4000G APU / 3000 series | AMD Ryzen 5000 (non-X3D) / 4000G / 3000 series |