How to check if you have latest motherboard BIOS for AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs

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AMD announced alongside the Ryzen 5000 series of processors that A520, B550, and X570 motherboards will support the new CPUs. Some may require a BIOS update, but we’ve rounded up all thebest motherboardsthat are confirmed to work with the new processors. Here’s how to check if you have the right motherboard and how to update the BIOS.

Products used in this guide

Products used in this guide

Check your motherboard supports AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs

Check your motherboard supports AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs

We compiled a list of motherboards that support AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPUs and what BIOS version is the minimum you’ll need to be running to unlock support. It’s likely possible to use a 400 series motherboard, but support has yet to be released. To be safe, simply update your motherboard BIOS to the latest version available.

X570

AM4 Motherboards

B550

AM4 Motherboards

A520

AM4 Motherboards

The utmost effort was poured in to get this data just right. It may not be up-to-date, so do check with your manufacturer in case your motherboard is supported.

Ensure your motherboard BIOS is up-to-date

If your motherboard is on the lists above, you may be required to update the BIOS to enable support of the new 4th-gen AMD Ryzen 5000 processors. There’s an easy way to check what BIOS version you’re on, but if you’re building a brand new system, you may need to check the BIOS update is pre-installed, or else you may require a Ryzen 3000 CPU to perform the upgrade.

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Please note that this process may differ between motherboard manufacturers, but our steps below should still be relevant. It’s best if you have your PC connected to your router using a cable for this automatic method. If it’s using a Wi-Fi dongle, you may encounter issues with the motherboard not connecting to the internet directly. If so, follow our manual update method instead.

You’ll now be able to turn off the system and insert an AMD Ryzen 5000 series processor.

Updating the BIOS manually

You’ll now be able to turn off the system and insert an AMD Ryzen 5000 series processor.

You’ll need a 4th-gen Ryzen CPU

To take advantage of all the improvements AMD added to the 5000 series of Ryzen CPUs, you’ll need to buy one.

Excellent value with high levels of performance

AMD’s new Ryzen 9 5900X is a monstrous CPU, rocking 12 cores and 24 threads. Compared to the older Ryzen 9 3900X, it’s faster in many ways thanks to AMD making strides in efficiency gains to extract yet more performance from the same sized CPU.

You don’t technically require an X570 motherboard to run even a high-end Ryzen 9 5900X. Even a B550 motherboard will do just fine, and the ASUS TUF Gaming B550M-Plus is an excellent board with great VRMs and BIOS support.

Rich Edmonds was formerly a Senior Editor of PC hardware at Windows Central, covering everything related to PC components and NAS. He’s been involved in technology for more than a decade and knows a thing or two about the magic inside a PC chassis. You can follow him on Twitter at@RichEdmonds.