ASUS PRIME B840M-R vs MSI PRO B550M-P

Key differences

The MSI PRO B550M-P has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS PRIME B840M-R (4 vs 2). The ASUS PRIME B840M-R has 3,200 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the MSI PRO B550M-P (7600 MHz vs 4400 MHz). The ASUS PRIME B840M-R has 4 more storage drives supported than the MSI PRO B550M-P (6 vs 2). Processor socket: Socket AM5 on the ASUS PRIME B840M-R, Socket AM4 on the MSI PRO B550M-P. Supported memory types: DDR5-SDRAM on the ASUS PRIME B840M-R, DDR4-SDRAM on the MSI PRO B550M-P.

• Processor socket
  • PRIME B840M-R:Socket AM5
  • PRO B550M-P:Socket AM4
• Supported memory types
  • PRIME B840M-R:DDR5-SDRAM
  • PRO B550M-P:DDR4-SDRAM
• Number of memory slots
  • PRIME B840M-R:2
  • PRO B550M-P:4
• Supported memory clock speed (max)
  • PRIME B840M-R:7600 MHz
  • PRO B550M-P:4400 MHz
• Number of storage drives supported
  • PRIME B840M-R:6
  • PRO B550M-P:2
• RAID levels
  • PRIME B840M-R:0, 1, 5, 10
  • PRO B550M-P:0, 1, 10
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • PRIME B840M-R:2
  • PRO B550M-P:4
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
  • PRIME B840M-R:1
  • PRO B550M-P:6