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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES vs MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 31identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 3,996 more memory slots than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (4000 vs 4). The ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has 6 more storage drives supported than the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E (8 vs 2). The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 3,998 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (4000 vs 2). ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, Non-ECC on the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) on the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 4000
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 8
    • 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
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 8
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0

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ASUS

PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HESView product
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B550 GAMING WIFI6EView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 SeriesAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneSocket AM4
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers44000
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers4866,4800,4600,4466,4400,4333,4266,4200,4133,4000,3866,3733,3600,3466,3400,3333,3200,3000,2933,2800,2666,2400,2133 MHz2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4533,4600,4733,4800,4866 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one4800 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIIM.2, PCI Express 4.0, PCI Express 3.0, SATA
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers82
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one6
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Internal I/O3 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 connectorsKnown for one6
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneYes
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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers28
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111H
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.3
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887 / Realtek ALC897Realtek ALC897
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneATX
Product colourKnown for oneMulticolour
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 x64
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers41
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers22422280
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one4.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers22602280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one3.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one22110
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.8
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm

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