Will A-series CPUs not run on a AM4 socket A520/B550?

AccDossNumber15 · May 13

Would it work?

Qrdello · May 13

27 minutes ago, AccDossNumber15 said:

Would it work?

If it's not on a compatibility list sheet it won't. or if it does it'll likely be a tad bit problematic to handle. I wouldn't bother. Even slowest Ryzen 3s from Zen+ and 2s gens are way faster than Aseries, and on a used market they go for less than 50 bucks, sometimes even still under warranty.

atxcyclist · May 13

Most of those chips have been dropped off the compatibility list. When I updated the BIOS on my B450 board to support 5000 series, there was a list of mostly the Athlon chips that will no longer be supported. If you were in a place where you really wanted an AM4 chip with integrated graphics, something like a 3400g would be a huge step-up from any of the Athlon chips. It's quite likely that a B550 or A520 board will support the 3400g as well, but you'd have to check the list on the particular motherboard you're looking at.

DoctorNick · May 13

51 minutes ago, AccDossNumber15 said:

Would it work?

No, that's for the older sockets. Also if you plan to game on the system, I would not recommend. This is a overview of what CPU's that's compatible with AM4:

Heres a list of AMD CPU's with onboard graphics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_processors_with_3D_graphics#Lynx:_"Llano"_(2011)

@Suryakant VenkateshwaranTry being more helpful or maybe don't answer the question if you don't know.

jaslion · May 13

These cpu's have been dropped from support since they are basicaly a VERY old leftover design from 2013 that was just there for integrated am4 systems at launch.

These cpu's are terrible btw for basically anything and should be avoided.