Building on its prosperous presence in China, Sapphire has just launched several AM5 motherboards in a worldwide release. These boards fall under the brand’s Pulse and Nitro+ product families, targeting mainstream and budget builders with B850, B650, A620, and A520 chipsets.
Club386 saw these motherboards at the Sapphire Computex 2025 booth, and we’ve been patiently waiting to get our hands on them since. That wait is finally over, so let’s take a closer look at each board that’s hitting store shelves.
B850 / B650
Sapphire is launching three B850 and one B650 motherboard:
- Sapphire Nitro+ B850A WiFi 7 ($189)
- Sapphire Nitro+ B850M ($159)
- Sapphire Pulse B850M ($139)
- Sapphire B650M-E ($109)
The majority of Sapphire’s B850/B650 offerings are mATX, but the company’s flagship Nitro+ B850A WiFi 7 is the exception, rocking the larger ATX form factor. Prices for these motherboards range from $109-189, making them very competitive with alternatives on the market.
Nitro+ B850A WiFi 7 is unsurprisingly the most feature-rich of the bunch, boasting 12+2+1 55A phase power design, 2.5Gb LAN, WiFi 7, PCIe Gen 5 connectivity for expansion cards and storage, and four DDR5 slots supporting up to 256GB of memory or speeds up to 8,000MT/s when using only two DIMMs.
The board continues the brand’s signature industrial design, with geometric accents and metallic finishes, giving it a neutral feel that would suit both gaming and professional builds. You can expect review coverage of Nitro+ B850A WiFi 7 from Club386 imminently, so keep your eyes peeled.
A620 / A520
Sapphire is launching one A620 and one A520 motherboard:
- Sapphire Pulse A620AM ($99)
- Sapphire A520M-E ($69)
Each targeting the budget crowd, Pulse A620AM and A520M-E trim back feature set in service of a more affordable price point. They’re both mATX in size, so fitting them inside smaller cases shouldn’t be a problem.
Note, however, that A520M-E’s PCIe speeds top out at Gen 3. This could prove problematic for current generation graphics cards that have x8 interfaces, such as RTX 5060.
Wrapping Up
I’m keen to see how Sapphire’s motherboards perform, as well as the company’s Core BIOS. To my eye, the firmware seems both attractive and intuitive. That’s not forgetting TriXX-M too, which will provide real-time hardware monitoring and more.
Overall, Sapphire’s AM5 motherboards seem primed to shake up the market with aggressive pricing. Here’s hoping for similar tactics once the company brings boards with higher-end chipsets to market.
