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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES vs MSI PRO B550M-P

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 29identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has 2 more HDDs supported than the MSI PRO B550M-P (6 vs 4). The ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has 6 more storage drives supported than the MSI PRO B550M-P (8 vs 2). The MSI PRO B550M-P has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (4 vs 2). Only the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has Wi-Fi. ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, Non-ECC on the MSI PRO B550M-P.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Number of HDDs supported
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 8
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6

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ASUS

PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HESView product
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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 SeriesAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneSocket AM4
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
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 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one4400 MHz
Maximum internal memory128 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllers3 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 supportedDiffers64
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers82
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levels0, 1, 100, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportNot supportedNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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 ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI versionKnown for one2.1
DVI-D ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantity11
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.4
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111H
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyAMDAMD
Motherboard chipsetAMD B550AMD B550
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887 / Realtek ALC897Realtek ALC897
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Product colourKnown for oneMulticolour
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 x64
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers41
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slots22
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
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size256 Mbit256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.8
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm

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