Product Description

AMD B550 Gaming Motherboard with Digital VRM Solution, GIGABYTE Gaming LAN with Bandwidth Management, PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2, RGB FUSION 2.0, Smart Fan 5 ,Q-Flash Plus , Anti-Sulfur Resistors Design

• Supports 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
• Dual Channel ECC/ Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
• 10+3 Phases Pure Digital VRM Solution with Low RDS(on) MOSFETs
• Ultra Durable™ PCIe 4.0 Ready x16 Slot
• Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 M.2 Slots
• GIGABYTE Exclusive 8118 Gaming LAN with Bandwidth Management
• HDMI, DVI-D Ports for Multiple Display
• Features High Quality Audio Capacitors
• RGB FUSION 2.0 support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
• Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
• Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card
• Anti-Sulfur Resistors Design

GIGABYTE B550 motherboards maximize your PC’s potential with AMD StoreMI technology. StoreMI accelerates traditional storage devices to reduce boot times and enhance the overall user experience. This easy-to-use utility combines the speed of SSDs with the high capacity of HDDs into a single drive, enhances the read/write speeds of the device to match that of SSDs, bolsters data performance for incredible value, and transforms the everyday PC to a performance driven system.

• Making the PC experience fast, smooth and easy
• Optimizing computer responsiveness from system boot to application launch
• Offering SSD performance with HDD capacity at an affordable cost
• Quickly accessing key files by automatically learning users’ computing behaviors

CPU

AMD Socket AM4, support for: 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ processors/ 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors

(Please refer “CPU Support List” for more information.)

Chipset

AMD B550

Memory

4 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 128 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory

3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors:
Support for DDR4 4400(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) /3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors:
Support for DDR4 4733(O.C.) / 4600(O.C.) / 4400(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) /3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 MHz memory modules

Dual channel memory architecture

Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules

Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules

Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

Onboard Graphics

Integrated in the 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors:

1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920×1200@60 Hz
* The DVI-D port does not support D-Sub connection by adapter.

1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz
* Support for HDMI 2.1 version, HDCP 2.3, and HDR.

Maximum shared memory of 16 GB

Audio

Realtek^® ALC887 codec

High Definition Audio

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
* To configure 7.1-channel audio, you need to open the audio software and select Device advanced settings > Playback Device to change the default setting first. Please visit GIGABYTE’s website for details on configuring the audio software.

LAN

Realtek^® GbE LAN chip (1000 Mbit/100 Mbit)

Expansion Slots

1‎ x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX16), integrated in the CPU:

3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ processors support PCIe 4.0 x16 mode

3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors support PCIe 3.0 x16 mode
* For optimum performance, if only one PCI Express graphics card is to be installed, be sure to install it in the PCIEX16 slot.

1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX2), integrated in the Chipset:

Supporting PCIe 3.0 x2 mode

3 x PCI Express x1 slots (PCIEX1_1, PCIEX1_2, PCIEX1_3), integrated in the Chipset:

Supporting PCIe 3.0 x1 mode

Storage Interface

1‎ x M.2 connector (M2A_CPU), integrated in the CPU, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SSDs:

3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ processors support SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSDs

3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors support SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs

1 x M.2 connector (M2B_SB), integrated in the Chipset, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 SSDs:

Supporting SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs

4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, integrated in the Chipset:

Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10

USB

Chipset:

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel

Chipset:

2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header

6 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

Internal I/O Connectors

1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector

1 x CPU fan header

1 x water cooling CPU fan header

3 x system fan headers

2 x addressable LED strip headers

2 x RGB LED strip headers

1 x CPU cooler LED strip/RGB LED strip header

2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors

4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors

1 x front panel header

1 x front panel audio header

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 headers

1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2×6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)

1 x Clear CMOS jumper

Back Panel Connectors

2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port

1 x DVI-D port

1 x HDMI port

3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)

1 x Q-Flash Plus button

1 x RJ-45 port

3 x audio jacks

I/O Controller

iTE^® I/O Controller Chip

H/W Monitoring

Voltage detection

Temperature detection

Fan speed detection

Water cooling flow rate detection

Overheating warning

Fan fail warning

Fan speed control
* Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS

1 x 256 Mbit flash

Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS

PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features

Support for APP Center
* Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
@BIOS
EasyTune
Fast Boot
Game Boost
ON/OFF Charge
RGB Fusion
Smart Backup
System Information Viewer

Support for Q-Flash Plus

Support for Q-Flash

Support for Xpress Install

Bundled Software

Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)

Realtek^® 8118 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility

Operating System

Support for Windows 10 64-bit

Form Factor

ATX Form Factor; 30.5cm x 24.4cm