MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus Socket AM4 Motherboard

The MPG series brings out the best in gamers by enabling full color expression with advanced RGB lighting control and sync. Experience another level of customization with a front LED strip that provides convenient in-game and real-time notifications. With the MPG series, transform your equipment into the center of attention and the best leaderboards in style.

THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORE AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE
With more core processors, thermal and power design is more important to ensure the temperature stays lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink and improved circuit design ensure that even high-end CPU runs at full speed with MSI motherboards.
 
M.2 SHIELD FROZR
The world's fastest SSDs can start to reduce performance when they get hot. Part of the motherboards heatsink design, M.2 SHIELD FROZR is the next generation M.2 thermal solution to prevent this by offering the best thermal protection to ensure SSD maintains peak performance.
 
FULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE
MSI motherboards allow you to manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you to check the characteristics of your primary system in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for the CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.
 
OPTIMIZED FOR WATER COOLING
Designed to support the most popular custom and all-in-one water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water pump PIN header supports up to 3 amps, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked 'exclusion zone' allows for easy, secure installation and a perfect fit.
 
GEN 4 M.2 LIGHTING
Using 3rd generation Ryzen processors, MSI B550 motherboards feature the latest Lightning Gen 4 M.2, which is the fastest onboard storage solution on the market with a transfer speed of up to 64Gb/s.
 
FAST AND FUTURE STORAGE
MSI B550 motherboards support the latest storage standards, allowing users to connect any ultra-fast storage devices. Greater efficiency makes your job easier.
 
DEDICATED HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO PROCESSOR
Make sure you enjoy the purest sound quality in both stereo and surround sound.
 
HIGH QUALITY AUDIO CAPACITORS
A high-fidelity sound experience with exceptional acoustics and realism is guaranteed for studio-grade headphones.
 
HIGH QUALITY AUDIO JACKS WITH S/PDIF
Keep your sound perfect by transmitting your audio with pure digital signal.
 
ISOLATED AUDIO DESIGN
Like a dedicated sound card, the audio components and circuitry have been placed in a reserved motherboard section and electrically isolated.
 
SEPARATE AUDIO LAYERS FOR CLEAN LEFT AND RIGHT CHANNELS
The use of separate layers on the PCB ensures equally pristine sound quality for the left and right audio channels

Specifications

- Model Name MPG B550 GAMING PLUS
- CPU Support Supports AM4 socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors,and future AMD Ryzen™ processors with BIOS update
- CPU Socket AMD Socket AM4
- AMD B550 Chipset
- Graphics Interface 1x PCI-E 4.0/3.0 x16 slot + 1x PCI-E 3.0 x16 slot Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire™ Technology
- Display Interface DisplayPort, HDMI – Requires Processor Graphics
- Memory Support 4 DIMMs, Dual Channel DDR4-4400(OC)
- Storage 1x M.2 Gen4 x4 + 1x M.2 Gen3 x4 slot 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- USB ports 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (1 Type-A + 1 Type-C) 5x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps (4 Type-A + 1 Type-C) 8x USB 2.0
- Realtek® RTL8111H Gigabit LAN
- Audio8-Channel (7.1) HD Audio with Audio Boost