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Vertex AX650M Spark

Current productReleased 2025MPN VTX-AX650M-SPARKGTIN 0900000000023

Vertex AX650M Spark is a MATX board for ZX5 processors on the AX650 chipset. It takes up to 96 GB of DDR5 across 2 slots, provides 2 M.2 slots up to PCIe 4.0 and 4 SATA ports, and scores 74 for platform longevity on the demo scale.

Best for

  • Builds that plan a processor upgrade on the same board
  • 2 M.2 slots for storage expansion without adapters

Main trade-offs

  • PCIe 5.0 drives run at PCIe 4.0 speeds in these M.2 slots
  • No onboard Wi-Fi

Lowest sample total

$156

Sample data

Across 2 demo retailer offers including shipping. 1.3% below the sample-window median.

Offers
2

1 in stock

Updated
Jul 28, 2026

Data version qgem5pedi9m3

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Retailer offers

Retailer offers

Ranked by delivered total, stock and data freshness. Commission never affects this order.

Sample data
Sample data — illustrative fixture prices from a demo feed, not live retailer quotes.
RetailerPriceShippingTotalAvailabilityOpen retailer
Nordic PartsBest totalAffiliate partnerSample feed30-day returns · observed 4 d ago$155.99Free$155.99In stockGo to store
BitForge SupplyAffiliate partnerSample feed14-day returns · observed 4 d ago$151.99$4.99$156.98Low stockGo to store

Sample data — illustrative fixture prices from a demo feed, not live retailer quotes. We are not the seller and take no payment. How offers are verified.

Price history

Lowest observed sample total per observation date, 9 points.

Sample data
Lowest
$152
Highest
$171
Median
$158
Current best
$156

Dashed line marks the median of the sample window. All values are illustrative fixture data.

Normalized specifications

Canonical values after unit normalization. Fields used by the compatibility engine are marked.

Socketcompat
ZX5
Chipsetcompat
AX650
Form factorcompat
microATX
Memory generationcompat
DDR5
Memory slots
2
Maximum memorycompat
96 GB
Maximum memory speed
6400 MT/s
M.2 slotscompat
2
M.2 max PCIe generation
4
SATA portscompat
4
Primary PCIe slot generation
4
VRM tier
Standard
Wi-Fi
No
Platform longevity index (demo scale 0–100)
74
Launch year
2025

Compatibility

Every pairing below was evaluated by the same rule engine the builder uses.

  • CPU

    3 of 7 compatible

    Works with Aetheron ZX-7600X, Aetheron ZX-7800X3V, Aetheron ZX-7950X.

    Aetheron ZX-5600 uses socket ZX4 but Vertex AX650M Spark provides socket ZX5.

    Volterra LG-12400F uses socket LG1900 but Vertex AX650M Spark provides socket ZX5.

    Volterra LG-14600K uses socket LG2100 but Vertex AX650M Spark provides socket ZX5.

  • Memory

    5 of 7 compatible

    Works with Corvid LowProfile 5 16 GB DDR5-5600, Corvid Vertex 5 32 GB DDR5-6000 CL30, Corvid Vertex 5 64 GB DDR5-6400 CL32 and 2 more.

    The 7200 MT/s kit will run at up to 6400 MT/s on this platform.

    Corvid Dyne 4 16 GB DDR4-3200 CL16 is DDR4 but Vertex AX650M Spark accepts DDR5 only.

    Corvid Dyne 4 32 GB DDR4-3600 CL18 is DDR4 but Vertex AX650M Spark accepts DDR5 only.

  • Case

    5 of 6 compatible

    Works with Meridian Atlas A4, Meridian Compact C3, Meridian Forge F9 and 2 more.

    Meridian Nano N2 accepts Mini-ITX boards, not microATX.

  • Storage

    6 of 6 compatible

    Works with Silica Entry 4 500 GB NVMe, Silica Nova 4 1000 GB NVMe, Silica Nova 4 2000 GB NVMe and 3 more.

    Silica Nova 5 1000 GB NVMe is a PCIe 5.0 drive in a PCIe 4.0 slot. It works, capped near 7 400 MB/s instead of 12400 MB/s.

    Silica Nova 5 2000 GB NVMe is a PCIe 5.0 drive in a PCIe 4.0 slot. It works, capped near 7 400 MB/s instead of 12400 MB/s.

Provenance

Every canonical value carries the source it came from, when it was retrieved and how confident we are.

FieldSourceRetrievedConfidence
biosUpdateRequiredForCpusManufacturer support and QVL pages (demo)Jul 28, 202690%
chipsetManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
formFactorManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
launchYearManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
m2MaxPcieGenManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
m2SlotsManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
maxMemoryGbManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
maxMemoryMtsManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
memoryGenerationManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
memorySlotsManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
pcieSlotGenManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
platformLongevityIndexManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
sataPortsManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
socketManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
vrmTierManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%
wifiManufacturer product database (demo)Jul 28, 202695%

Demo product

Vertex AX650M Spark is a fictional model created for this demonstration catalog. Its specifications are internally consistent so the compatibility and scoring engines can be exercised, but it does not describe a real product.