And running towards $1260 for the extreme X670E model. Asus X670E motherboards for AMD Zen 4-based desktop CPUs is listed by a European reseller. New AM5 platforms may be pre-ordered and are available shortly, but their prices will not please mainstream enthusiasts.

Earlier this month, AMD and its partners unveiled the first AMD X670 and X670E-based mainboards. According to them, the X670E is a brand-new platform for diehard enthusiasts with enhanced capabilities and adjusting knobs. Early adopters of AMD's new Ryzen 7000-series 'Raphael' CPUs will have to pay unprecedented costs for motherboards, according to IPC-Computer.de listings (discovered by @momomo_us).

The Asus Prime X670-P will set you back €483 ($412 without VAT), while the Asus ROG Strix X670E-A Gaming Wi-Fi will set you back €783 ($669 without VAT). The Asus Crosshair X670E Extreme is priced at €1475 ($1260 without VAT). On higher-end motherboards, AMD's X670E platform for enthusiast-grade desktop PCs will support processors with up to 16 Zen 4 cores, dual-channel DDR5 memory, a PCIe 5.0 interface, up to 14 USB ports (including USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 and USB-C), and Wi-Fi 6E. AM5 mainboards with M.2-25110 SSD slots, 2.5GbE or 10GbE, and USB 4 connections will be available. Because most AMD X670E-based motherboards are aimed at overclocking enthusiasts, they will have complicated voltage regulating modules capable of providing hundreds of watts to CPUs. Even by enthusiast-grade standards, $1260 is a steep sum for such a platform. Unreleased hardware is frequently overpriced in early retail listings. Over $1000 for a motherboard is absurd.

ASUS AMD X670E Motherboards Start listing at $670