MSI, the world’s leading motherboard brand, is proud to announce AMD AM4 300- and 400- series MAX motherboards. Since AMD Ryzen 3000 series processors launched and have attracted public attention all over the world, AM4 socket compatibility has become a contentious topic for people who are interested in buying Ryzen CPUs. Currently AMD has 300-, 400-, and X570 platforms with the same AM4 socket, which might cause confusion. End users might feel a bit overwhelmed in terms of choosing a either a new CPU or a new motherboard or both a new CPU and a new motherboard.

To make everything simple, MAX motherboards provide maximum compatibility for AM4 socket. This means users do not have to worry about the collocation of CPU and motherboard. We have clear information both on the packaging and product page if customers are still confused.

DDR4 performance for MAX motherboards has also exhibited massive improvement with up to 4133 MHz DDR4 frequency by A-XMP, which is an enhancement that goes without saying. MSI OC lab, combining with DDR4 Boost technology, is dedicated to optimizing the overclocking performance.

Finally, all the MAX motherboards can directly support Ryzen 3000 series processors. Besides, MSI will keep pushing future support for MAX motherboards when the new processors come out. BIOS updates have always been a complicated process for people who are not familiar with their hardware. MSI's Click BIOS 5 is a user-friendly graphic user interface with premium functions, including hi-res BIOS font, Easy Search & Favorite, and Secure Erase+. Most of MAX motherboards are equipped with Flash BIOS button for simplest and convenient way to update BIOS.

Other than that, MSI AM4 300- and 400-series motherboards can support the latest Ryzen 3000 series processors, please check this blog (link) for the supportable list. If you want to get the most out of the 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors, including the latest features such as PCIe Gen4, we recommend using an MSI motherboard based on the AMD X570 chipset. Get a free Cooler Master all-in-one liquid cooler with selected MSI X570 motherboards. For more information, visit here.