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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B550M-K WIFI vs MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 29identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 3,998 more memory slots than the ASUS PRIME B550M-K WIFI (4000 vs 2). The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 64 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS PRIME B550M-K WIFI (128 GB vs 64 GB). The ASUS PRIME B550M-K WIFI has 4 more storage drives supported than the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E (6 vs 2). ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS PRIME B550M-K WIFI, Non-ECC on the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E. Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) on the ASUS PRIME B550M-K WIFI, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 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
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 4000
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6

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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 socketsKnown for oneSocket AM4
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24000
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers5100,4866,4600,4466,4400,4333,4266,4200,4133,4000,3866,3733,3600,3466,3400,3333,3200,3000,2933,2800,2666,2400,2133 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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
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 storage drives supportedDiffers62
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one4
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24000
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
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
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one1
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DVI-D ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantity11
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111H
Wi-FiYesYes
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothYesYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.3
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard chipset familyAMDAMD
Motherboard chipsetAMD B550AMD B550
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC897
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Motherboard form factorKnown for onemicro ATX
Product colourKnown for oneMulticolour
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 x64, Windows 11
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots11
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slots22
1st M.2 largest key size22802280
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one4.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers221102280
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mm
DepthKnown for one221 mm

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