B550 GAMING GEN3

MSI B550 motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Higher efficiency makes your work easier.

With years of experience, MSI is no stranger to building high-performance motherboards. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviewed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.

MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.

High performance MSI motherboards are loaded with advanced features and the latest technology to overwhelm any challenge at hand no matter whether you're a gamer, prosumer, or PC enthusiast.

MSI motherboards are built with a variety of connectors to satisfy gamers. Enhanced audio, advanced LAN networking capabilities, USB and Mystic Light turn any gaming experience into an immerse one.

Form Factor

• ATX Form Factor, 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)

CPU

• Processor socket AM4, Supports AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series, 5000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, and 3000 Series processors.

Chipset

• AMD® B550 Chipset

Memory

• 4 x DDR4 memory slots, supporting up to 128 GB, Supports 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200 MHz by JEDEC, Supports DDR4 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466/ 3600/ 3733/ 3866/ 4000/ 4133/ 4266/ 4400+ MHz by A-XMP OC MODE, 1DPC 1R max speed 4400 MHz, 1DPC 2R max speed 3733 MHz, 2DPC 1R max speed 3866 MHz, 2DPC 2R max speed 3466 MHz, Dual channel memory architecture, Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory, Supports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode), Supports un-buffered memory

Graphics

• 1 x DVI-D port, support a maximum resolution of 1920x1200 @60Hz * 1 x HDMI™ 2.0b port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @30Hz, 2560x1600 @60Hz 1/2, Maximum shared memory of 16 GB, 1 Available only on processors featuring integrated Graphics. 2 Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

Multi-GPU

• Supports AMD CrossFire™ Technology

Expansion Slots

• 2 x PCIe x16 slots, PCI_E1 slot (From CPU), Supports PCIE 3.0 x16, PCI_E4 1(From B550 chipset), Supports PCIe 3.0 x4, 4 x PCIe x1 slots, PCI_E2, E3, E5 and E6 slots (From B550 chipset), Supports PCIe 2.0 X1, PCI_E4 will run x1 speed when installing devices in PCI_E2/ PCI_E3/ PCI_E5 slot.

Storage

• 1 x M.2 slot (Key M), M2_1 slot (From CPU), Supports PCIe 3.0 x4, Supports SATA 6Gb/s, Supports 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices, 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports (From B550 chipset), Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices

LAN

• 1 x Realtek® RTL8111H LAN controller

Audio

• Realtek® ALC897 Codec, 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

USB Ports

• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (From B550 chipset), Supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports, 2 x USB 2.0 connectors (From B550 chipset), Supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

OS Support

• Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit

Internal I/O Ports

• 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector, 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector, 1 x 4-pin CPU fan connector, 1 x 4-pin water-pump fan connector, 4 x 4-pin system fan connectors, 1 x Front panel audio connector, 2 x System panel connectors, 1 x Chassis Intrusion connector, 1 x TPM module connector, 1 x Serial port connector, 1 x Parallel port connector, 1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back I/O Ports

• Keyboard / Mouse, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A, LAN, 6 x Audio Connectors, Flash BIOS Button,2 x USB 2.0 Type-A, DVI-D, HDMI, 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A

I/O Controller

• NUVOTON NCT6797 Controller Chip

Hardware Monitor

• CPU/ System/ Chipset temperature detection / CPU/ System/ Pump fan speed detection / CPU/ System/ Pump fan speed control

BIOS Features

• 1 x 256 Mb flash, UEFI AMI BIOS, ACPI 6.1, SMBIOS 2.8, Multi-language

Software

• MSI Center, CPU-Z MSI GAMING, Google Chrome™, Google Toolbar, Google Drive, Norton™ Internet Security Solution