The Asus TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS is an AM4 socket motherboard equipped with the AMD B550 chipset, designed for 3rd generation AMD Ryzen processors. The motherboard also supports next-generation AMD Ryzen processors with a BIOS update. The PCIe 4.0 support of the B550 chipset provides the necessary bandwidth for high-speed SSDs and next-generation graphics cards!

The design focus of the Asus TUF Gaming B550 series motherboards is durability and the latest features. A high-quality power delivery and cooling system allows overclocking of even the most powerful AMD Ryzen processors, and a dedicated power connector supplies power to both AIO liquid cooling packages and custom setups.

Features:

• Chipset: AMD B550
• Processor socket: AM4
• Processor support: 3rd generation Ryzen series processors
• Motherboard size: microATX
• Memory slots: 4
• Memory type: DDR4
• Maximum memory (GB): 128
• Network interfaces: Realtek RTL8125B 2.5Gb Ethernet
• Sound card: Realtek ALC S1200A
• CrossFireX support: Yes
• SLI support: No

Expansion slots

• 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16 mode)
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode)
• 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1

Storage connections

• 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280 (PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage device support
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M Key, Type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA modes) storage device support
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

Rear panel connections

• 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port
• 1 x DisplayPort
• 1 x HDMI
• 1 x LAN (2.5G) port
• 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (teal blue) (1 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
• 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (blue) Type-A
• 2 x USB 2.0
• 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
• 5 x Audio jacks
• 1 x BIOS FlashBack button

Internal connections

• 1 x CPU fan connector
• 1 x CPU OPT fan connector
• 2 x Chassis fan connectors
• 2 x Aura RGB strip headers
• 1 x Addressable Gen 2 header
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5 Gbps) connector supporting 2 additional USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
• 2 x USB 2.0 connectors supporting 4 additional USB 2.0 ports
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage device support (SATA & PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M Key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage device support (SATA & PCIe 3.0 x4 mode)
• 1 x SPI TPM header
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x 24-pin EATX power connector
• 1 x 8-pin EATX 12V power connector
• 1 x Front panel audio connector (AAFP)
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x System panel connector
• 1 x COM port header
• 1 x Speaker connector