Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 Socket AM4 - Motherboard

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

10*+3 Phase Digital Twin Power Design
The B550 motherboard uses a 10+3-phase digital dual power design with low RDS MOSFET (on) to support 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ CPUs by delivering incredible precision in power delivery to the most demanding components. sensitive and consume more board power delivering improved system performance and maximum hardware scalability.

PCIe 4.0* hardware design. PCIe 4.0 slot
Boosts PCIe 4.0 x16 bandwidth with lower impedance.
*Actual support may vary depending on CPU.

USB Type-C™ front panel connector
Equipped with next-generation connectivity, AORUS gaming motherboards are now compatible with the chassis of the future. The integrated USB Type-C™ header for USB 3.2 Gen1 makes it easy to access when connecting a USB 3.2 Gen1 device or charging your mobile device.

Dual NVMe PCIe 4.0*/3.0 M.2 connectors
With integrated NVMe PCIe 4.0*/3.0 x4 and PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 connectors, GIGABYTE motherboards allow users to experience NVMe mode or SATA mode connectivity for M.2 SSD devices. With a data transfer rate of up to 64 Gb/s, the dual M.2 connector design provides an ideal storage solution while supporting RAID modes.

Realtek 8118 Gaming Exclusive LAN
High-speed Gigabit LAN with automatic bandwidth allocation
Realtek 8118 LAN is a high-performance and friendly network chip for game players with automatic bandwidth allocation to ensure top network priority of the game or application. It can provide users with the most complete functions and the fastest and smoothest Internet experience.

HDMI 2.1 support for 4K/60P/21:9/HDCP 2.3
HDMI 2.1, which is backward compatible with HDMI 2.0/1.4 and offers 48 Gb/s of bandwidth, twice as much as the previous generation. This unlocks the potential for users to stream multiple video streams, as well as a native 21:9 cinematic ratio (which most movies are shot in), Full HDR support, and HDCP 2.3, to deliver the best experience. visual for viewers.

Smart fan 5
With Smart Fan 5, users can ensure that their gaming PC can maintain stable performance while staying cool. Smart Fan 5 allows users to swap their fan connectors to reflect different thermal sensors in different locations on the motherboard. Additionally, with Smart Fan 5, the hybrid fan connectors support PWM and voltage fans, this makes the motherboard more adapted to mounting liquid cooling.

Smart fan control design
Achieve fan silence. With Fan Stop, map any fan to stop completely when temperatures drop below a specified threshold. Which fan stops, based on what sensor readings and at what temperature, everything can be customized to your liking.

RGB FUSION 2.0
With B550 motherboards, RGB Fusion 2.0 is even better with addressable LEDs. RGB Fusion 2.0 gives users the option to control integrated and external* RGB addressable RGB/LED light strips for their PC build. Feature packed with colors and patterns, RGB Fusion 2.0 is now updated to improve support for addressable LEDs. With external addressable LED strips, where each LED is digitally addressable, users can experience even more patterns, styles and illuminations.
B550 motherboards support external 5V addressable LED lighting strips and up to 300 LED lights. RGB Fusion 2.0 with addressable LEDs comes with new patterns and various speed settings with more to come.

Audio
High-end audio capacitors
GIGABYTE motherboards use high-end audio capacitors. These high-quality capacitors help deliver high-resolution, high-fidelity audio to provide the most realistic sound effects for gamers.
Protection against noise
GIGABYTE motherboards feature an audio noise shield that essentially separates the board's sensitive analog audio components from potential noise contamination at the PCB level.

Q-Flash Plus
Update BIOS easily without installing CPU, memory and graphics card.

With GIGABYTE Q-Flash Plus, you don't need to install the CPU, memory and graphics card or enter the BIOS menu to update the BIOS. Simply download and save a new BIOS file (rename to gigabyte.bin) to the USB flash drive, then press the dedicated Q-Flash Plus button and you're done!

Solid Pin Power Connectors
B550 motherboards feature solid plated 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors to offer a stable power supply while the CPU is overloaded.

BIOS updated
The BIOS is essential for users during initial setup to establish optimal settings. With a new easy-to-use graphical user interface and new functionalities, GIGABYTE has been able to reinvent the BIOS to give users a better experience when setting up their computer.

Specifications

Processor
- AMD Socket AM4, support for: 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ processors/ 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors
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 DDR4 3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
- Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules
- Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules
- Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
Integrated Graphics
- Integrated in the 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors:
   1 x DVI-D port, supporting a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60 Hz
   1 x HDMI port, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz
- Maximum shared memory of 16 GB
Audio
- Realtek® ALC887 codec
- High definition audio
- 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
LAN
- Realtek® GbE LAN chip (1000 Mbit/100 Mbit)
Expansion Sockets
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
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:
- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10
USB
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (network) on the back panel
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel
- 1 x USB Type-C™ port with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support, available through the internal USB header
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
- 6 x USB 2.0/1.1 port (2 ports on rear panel, 4 ports available via internal USB connectors)
Internal I/O Connectors
- 1 x ATX 24-pin main power connector
- 1 x ATX 12V 8-pin power connector
- 1 x CPU fan connector
- 1 x fan connection for water cooling
- 3 x system fan connector
- 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 6 Gb/s connectors
- 1 x front panel connector
- 1 x audio jack on front panel
- 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 1 support
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 connectors
- 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
- 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
Rear I/O Panel
- 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 port
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
- 1 x DVI-D port
- 1 x HDMI
- 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (network)
- 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
- 1 x RJ-45 port
- 3 x audio jacks
I/O Controller
- iTE® I/O controller chip
- Hardware Monitoring
- Voltage detection
- Temperature detection
- Fan speed detection
- Water cooling flow rate detection
- Overheat warning
- Warning in case of fan failure
- Fan speed control
BIOS
- 1 x 256 Mbit flash
- License to use AMI's UEFI BIOS
- PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
Other features
- Support for APP Center
- EasyTune
- Fast Boot
- Boost in games
- Supports ON/OFF Charge
- RGB Fusion
- Smart Backup
- System information viewer
- Q-Flash Plus support
- Support for Q-Flash
- Supports Xpress Install
- Bundled Software
- Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)
- Realtek® 8118 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility
- Operating System: Support for Windows 10 64-bit
- Format: ATX form factor, 30.5cm x 24.4cm