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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME A520M-K ARGB vs MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 29identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 3,998 more memory slots than the ASUS PRIME A520M-K ARGB (4000 vs 2). The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 64 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS PRIME A520M-K ARGB (128 GB vs 64 GB). The ASUS PRIME A520M-K ARGB has 3 more storage drives supported than the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E (5 vs 2). Only the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has Wi-Fi. ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS PRIME A520M-K ARGB, Non-ECC on the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4000
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 128 GB
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 5
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 4000
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6

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92 specifications
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ASUS

PRIME A520M-K ARGBView product
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MSI

B550 GAMING WIFI6EView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 SeriesAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series
Supported processor socketsSocket AM4Socket AM4
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24000
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4533,4600,4733,4800,4866 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one4800 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIIM.2, PCI Express 4.0, PCI Express 3.0, SATA
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers52
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24000
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
RGB LED pin headerYesYes
Number of RGB LED pin headersKnown for one3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers28
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantity11
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersNot availableWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111H
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.3
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorKnown for onemicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyAMDAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A520AMD B550
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Product colourKnown for oneBlack, White
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 x64, Windows 11
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC897
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
1st M.2 largest key size22802280
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers3.04.0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one3.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.8
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one260 mm
Package depthKnown for one270 mm
Package heightKnown for one51.5 mm
Package weightKnown for one804 g
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one226 mm
DepthKnown for one226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Screws includedKnown for oneYes

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