ASRock B550 ATX Motherboard – Windows 11 Ready
Powerful, feature-rich AMD B550 motherboard designed for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen and future AMD Ryzen processors, with robust power delivery, advanced audio, and high-speed connectivity.
Key Features
- Windows 11 Ready
- CPU Support
- Supports 3rd Gen AMD AM4 Ryzen and future AMD Ryzen processors
- Digi Power design
- 8 Power Phase design
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Not compatible with AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3200G
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Graphics & Display
- Integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APUs
- Dual graphics outputs: HDMI and D-Sub (independent display controllers)
- HDMI 2.1: up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz
- D-Sub: up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz
- Supports DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0
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Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC, HBR audio, HDR, HDCP 2.3, 4K UHD playback, Microsoft PlayReady
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Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1200 Audio Codec)
- Premium Blu-ray Audio support
- Surge protection, PCB isolate shielding, individual PCB layers for R/L audio channel
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Nahimic Audio for immersive sound via headphones, headsets, speakers, USB, Wi-Fi, analog, or HDMI
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Networking
- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s (Realtek RTL8111H)
- Wake-On-LAN, Lightning/ESD protection, Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az, PXE support
Power & PCB Design
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8 Power Phase Design
Sturdy components and smooth power delivery to the CPU, with enhanced performance and low temperatures. -
Premium 50A Power Choke
Improves saturation current up to three times over traditional chokes, delivering enhanced Vcore voltage. -
2oz Copper PCB
2 ounce copper inner layers for stable signal traces, lower temperatures, and higher energy efficiency, supporting extreme DDR4 memory performance. -
ASRock Super Alloy
- XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
- Premium 50A Power Choke
- Sapphire Black PCB
- High Density Glass Fabric PCB
- 2oz Copper PCB
Memory
- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR4 DIMM slots
- Max system memory: 128GB
- 15µ gold contact in DIMM slots
- Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse)
Supports DDR4:
- 4533+(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133
- ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory
AMD Ryzen series APUs
Supports DDR4:
- 4733+(OC) / 4666(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4533(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133
- ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory
Expansion & Slots
- PCIe Slots (with AMD Ryzen series CPUs – Matisse)
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2 x PCI Express x16
- PCIE1: Gen4 x16 mode
- PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode
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PCIe Slots (with AMD Ryzen series APUs)
- 2 x PCI Express x16
- PCIE1: Gen3 x16 mode
- PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode
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2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 slots
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Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and CrossFireX
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT module
- ASRock Steel Slot Gen4
Storage
- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s connectors
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Supports RAID 0, 1, 10, NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
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1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1)
- M Key type 2260/2280/22110
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PCIe module up to Gen4 x4 (64 Gb/s) with Matisse or Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s)
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1 x M.2 Socket (M2_3)
- M Key type 2242/2260/2280
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Supports M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCIe module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s)
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ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
- ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
Connectivity & I/O
Rear Panel I/O
- Antenna bracket
- 1 x PS/2 mouse/keyboard port
- 1 x D-Sub port
- 1 x HDMI port
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A port (10 Gb/s, ESD protection)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port (10 Gb/s, ESD protection)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (ESD protection)
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN port with ACT/LINK and SPEED LEDs
- HD audio jacks: Line in / Front speaker / Microphone
Internal Connectors
- 1 x COM port header
- 1 x SPI TPM header
- 1 x Power LED and Speaker header
- 2 x RGB LED headers
- 2 x Addressable LED headers
- 1 x CPU fan connector (4-pin)
- 1 x CPU/Water Pump fan connector (4-pin, Smart Fan speed control)
- 4 x Chassis/Water Pump fan connectors (4-pin, Smart Fan speed control)
- 1 x 24-pin ATX power connector
- 1 x 8-pin 12V power connector
- 1 x 4-pin 12V power connector
- 1 x Front panel audio connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers (up to 4 USB 2.0 ports, ESD protection)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 header (up to 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports, ESD protection)
USB & Unique Features
- ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
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1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s)
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ASRock Exclusive Features
- ASRock Steel Slot Gen4
- ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink
- ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
- ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC)
- ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN ports)
- ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
BIOS & UEFI
- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
- Supports Plug and Play
- ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events
- Jumperfree configuration
- SMBIOS 2.3 support
- CPU, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, 1.05V_PROM_S5, 2.5V_PROM, +1.8VSB, VDDP voltage multi-adjustment
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock Instant Flash
Software
- Included Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC
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ASRock XFast LAN
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Support CD
- Drivers, utilities, AntiVirus software (trial version), Google Chrome browser and toolbar
Accessories
- Quick Installation Guide
- Support CD
- I/O shield
- 2 x SATA data cables
- 3 x screws for M.2 sockets
- 1 x standoff for M.2 socket
Hardware Monitoring
- Temperature sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump fans
- Fan tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump fans
- Quiet Fan (auto-adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump fans
- Fan multi-speed control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump fans
- Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, 1.05V_PROM_S5, +1.8V, VDDP
Form Factor & Build
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0" x 9.6" (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
- Solid capacitor design
- 2oz Copper PCB
Operating System & Certifications
- OS Support
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Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit
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Certifications
- FCC
- CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply required)
