[SOLVED] For a Ryzen5 2600x, what is the functional difference between these two boards?

[Chuckiechan]

ASUS Prime x570-P
And the Prime x570-PRO
I understand that in January, they will be shipping with the BIOS updated and presumably tested for the 5600x.
I don’t need a not of bells and whistles.
I don’t OC, run liquid cooling, lights, or wifi.
Ideas here?
Corsair 650watt ps
16gb ram
Asus 1060 video card.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Math Geek]

the pro has more pcie slots, more usb ports and headers and it appears to have a lot more flashy light abilities. oh and the ethernet is a different chip for the pro model.

overall if you're just basic use, then extra cost for the pro model is not even close to worth it. i see it as $100 more which is not really justified for most users unless you just want to say you have the pro version instead of the p version

 

[nofanneeded]

Differences

1- The pro has

3x PCIe 4.0 x16 (1x x16, 1x x8, 1x x4),
3x PCIe 4.0 x1,
2x M.2/M-Key (PCIe 4.0 x4/SATA, 22110/2280/2260/2242)

The P has

2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (1x x16, 1x x4),
3x PCIe 4.0 x1,
1x M.2/M-Key (PCIe 4.0 x4/SATA, 22110/2280/2260/2242),
1x M.2/M-Key (PCIe 4.0 x4/SATA, 2280/2260/2242)

2- The pro has

1x HDMI 2.0b (iGPU),
1x DisplayPort 1.2 (iGPU),
1x USB-C 3.1 (X570),
3x USB-A 3.1 (X570),
4x USB-A 3.0,
1x Gb LAN (Intel I211-AT),
5x jack, 1x toslink, 1x PS/2 Combo

The P has

1x HDMI 1.4b (iGPU)
, 2x USB-A 3.1 (X570)
2x USB-A 3.1 (CPU),
2x USB-A 3.0,
2x USB-A 2.0,
1x Gb LAN (Realtek RTL8111H),
3x jack, 1x PS/2 Combo

3 - The PRo has front 1x USB-C 3.1 Key-A Header (X570) , the P does not

4- The pro supports SLI , the P does not

5- The Pro has massive cooler for M2 SSD , the P does not

 

[Zerk2012]

I understand that in January, they will be shipping with the BIOS updated and presumably tested for the 5600x.

Any board (of those 2) that was made after 8/17/20 should have the required 2606 BIOS version to run the 5600X processor.

Just because you buy one after January don't guarantee it was not sitting on a shelf in a warehouse since before that date.

For your question for the average user their nothing worth spending the higher price for.