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| MSI MPG B550 GAMING PLUS | Asus TUF GAMING B850-PLUS WIFI | Asus TUF GAMING A520M-PLUS II | Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS | MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI | Gigabyte B550M DS3H | |
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| Features | gaming for overclocking | gaming for overclocking | gaming | gaming for overclocking | gaming for overclocking | gaming |
| Socket | AMD AM4 | AMD AM5 | AMD AM4 | AMD AM4 | AMD AM5 | AMD AM4 |
| Form factor | ATX | ATX | micro-ATX | micro-ATX | ATX | micro-ATX |
| Power phases | 12 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 8 |
| VRM heatsink |  | | | | | |
| LED lighting | | | | |  | |
| Lighting sync | MSI Mystic Light Sync | Asus Aura Sync | Asus Aura Sync | Asus Aura Sync | ||
| Size (HxW) | 305x244 mm | 305x244 mm | 244x244 mm | 244x244 mm | 305x244 mm | 244x244 mm |
Chipset | ||||||
| Chipset | AMD B550 | AMD B850 | AMD A520 | AMD B550 | AMD B850 | AMD B550 |
| BIOS | Ami | Ami | Ami | Ami | Ami | Ami |
| UEFI BIOS | | | | | | |
RAM | ||||||
| DDR4 | 4 slot(s) | 4 slot(s) | 4 slot(s) | 4 slot(s) | ||
| DDR5 | 4 slot(s) | 4 slot(s) | ||||
| Memory module | DIMM | DIMM | DIMM | DIMM | DIMM | DIMM |
| Operation mode | 2 channel | 2 channel | 2 channel | 2 channel | 2 channel | 2 channel |
| Max. clock frequency | 4400 MHz | 8000 MHz | 4866 MHz | 4866 MHz | 8400 MHz | 4000 MHz |
| Max. memory | 128 GB | 192 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| XMP | | | | | | |
| EXPO support | | | | | | |
Drive interface | ||||||
| SATA 3 (6Gbps) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| M.2 connector | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| M.2 | 1xSATA/PCI-E 4x, 1xPCI-E 4x | 3xPCI-E 4x | 1xSATA/PCI-E 4x | 2xSATA/PCI-E 4x | 3xPCI-E 4x, 1xPCI-E 2x | 1xSATA/PCI-E 4x, 1xPCI-E 2x |
| M.2 version | 1x5.0, 2x4.0 | 1x3.0 | 1x4.0, 1x3.0 | 2x5.0, 2x4.0 | ||
| M.2 SSD cooling | | | | | | |
| Integrated RAID controller | | | | | | |
Expansion slots | ||||||
| 1x PCI-E slots | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| PCI-E 16x slots | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| PCI Modes | 16x/4x | 16x/4x | 16x/4x | 16x/1x/4x | 16x/4x | |
| PCI Express | 4.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| CrossFire (AMD) | | | | | | |
| Steel PCI-E connectors | | | | | | |
Internal connections | ||||||
| TPM connector | | | | | | |
| USB A 2.0 | 2 pcs | 2 pcs | 2 pcs | 2 pcs | 2 pcs | 1 pcs |
| USB A 5Gbps (3.2 gen1) | 1 pcs | 1 pcs | 1 pcs | 1 pcs | 2 pcs | 1 pcs |
| USB C 5Gbps (3.2 gen1) | 1 pcs | |||||
| USB C 10Gbps (3.2 gen2) | 1 psc | |||||
| USB C 20Gbps (3.2 gen2x2) | 1 pcs | |||||
| USB4 40 Gbps | 1 pcs | |||||
| ARGB LED strip | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| RGB LED strip | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||
| More features | Clear CMOS, COM port | |||||
Video outputs | ||||||
| D-Sub output (VGA) | | | | | | |
| DVI output | DVI-D | |||||
| HDMI output | | | | | | |
| HDMI version | v.2.1 | v.2.1 | v.2.1 | v.2.1 | v.2.1 | v.2.1 |
| DisplayPort | | | | | | |
| DisplayPort version | v.1.4 | v.1.2 | v.1.4 | |||
Integrated audio | ||||||
| Audiochip | Realtek ALC892 | Realtek ALC1220P | Realtek ALC887 | Realtek ALC S1200A | Realtek ALC4080 | Realtek ALC887 |
| Sound (channels) | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Optical S/P-DIF | | | | | | |
Network interfaces | ||||||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) | ||||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth v 5.4 | Bluetooth v 5.4 | ||||
| LAN (RJ-45) | 1 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps | 1 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps | 5 Gbps | 1 Gbps |
| LAN ports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LAN controller | Realtek 8111H | Realtek | Realtek L8200A | Realtek RTL8125B | Realtek 8126VB | Realtek GbE |
External connections | ||||||
| USB 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| USB A 5Gbps (3.2 gen1) | 2 pcs | 4 pcs | 4 pcs | 4 pcs | 1 pcs | 4 pcs |
| USB A 10Gbps (3.2 gen2) | 1 pcs | 3 pcs | 1 pcs | 2 pcs | ||
| USB C 10Gbps (3.2 gen2) | 1 pcs | 1 pcs | 3 pcs | |||
| USB C 20Gbps (3.2 gen2x2) | 1 pcs | |||||
| PS/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| BIOS FlashBack | | | | | | |
| Clear CMOS | | | | | | |
Power connectors | ||||||
| Main power socket | 24-pin | 24-pin | 24-pin | 24-pin | 24-pin | 24-pin |
| CPU power | 8-pin | 8+8-pin | 8-pin | 8-pin | 8+8-pin | 8-pin |
| Fan power connectors | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| CPU Fan 4-pin | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| CPU/Water Pump Fan 4-pin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Chassis/Water Pump Fan 4-pin | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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