AMD has announced the B550 chipset and we have already seen some B550 motherboards from Asus and other companies. These motherboards are going to be available starting from June 16th but they have started to pop up for pre-orders online. The Asus B550 ROG Strix and TUF motherboards are available for pre-order on Amazon.
Pre-order Asus B550 ROG Strix And TUF Motherboards From Amazon
The B550 motherboards are supposed to be for budget and mid-range builds. The ROG Strix motherboards are on the relatively expensive side but the TUF series is a bit more budget-friendly.
The following are the Asus B550 motherboards that are available for pre-order right now:
ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
The following are the specifications of the motherboard:
| ROG Strix B550-F Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Size | ATX |
| Memory | 4 x DDR4 up to 4400+ (OC) |
| Multi-GPU | 2 x CrossFireX |
| PCIe | 1 PCIe 4.0 x16: x16 1 PCIe 3.0 x16: x4 3 PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Storage | 1 x M.2 22110 (PCIe 4.0 x4 or SATA) 1 x M.2 22110 (PCIe 3.0 x4 or SATA) 6 x SATA 6Gbps |
| Networking | Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet |
| Audio | SupremeFX S1220A codec DTS Sound Unbound |
| USB | 3.2 Gen 2: 1 x Type-C, 1 x Type-A 3.2 Gen 1: 4 x Type-A, 2 x front 2.0: 2 x Type-A, 4 x front |
| Thunderbolt 3 | 1 x internal header |
| Aura | 2 x strip headers, 1 x Gen 2 addressable headers |
| Cooling | 1 x pump headers 5 x fan headers |
ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi)
This is similar to the non-Wi-Fi version but you get Wi-Fi 6 out of the box. You can check out images of the motherboard below:
The following are the specifications of the motherboard:
| ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (Wi-Fi) | |
|---|---|
| Size | ATX |
| Memory | 4 x DDR4 up to 4400+ (OC) |
| Multi-GPU | 2 x CrossFireX |
| PCIe | 1 PCIe 4.0 x16: x16 1 PCIe 3.0 x16: x4 3 PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Storage | 1 x M.2 22110 (PCIe 4.0 x4 or SATA) 1 x M.2 22110 (PCIe 3.0 x4 or SATA) 6 x SATA 6Gbps |
| Networking | Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet 2×2 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) MU-MIMO; Bluetooth 5.1 (optional) |
| Audio | SupremeFX S1220A codec DTS Sound Unbound |
| USB | 3.2 Gen 2: 1 x Type-C, 1 x Type-A 3.2 Gen 1: 4 x Type-A, 2 x front 2.0: 2 x Type-A, 4 x front |
| Thunderbolt 3 | 1 x internal header |
| Aura | 2 x strip headers, 1 x Gen 2 addressable headers |
| Cooling | 1 x pump headers 5 x fan headers |
ROG Strix B550-E Gaming
The following are the specifications of the motherboard:
| ROG Strix B550-E Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Size | ATX |
| Memory | 4 x DDR4 up to 4400+ (OC) |
| Multi-GPU | 2 x SLI, 3 x CrossFireX |
| PCIe | 2 PCIe 4.0 x16: x16, x8/x8 1 PCIe 3.0 x16: x4 2 PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Storage | 1 x M.2 22110 (PCIe 4.0 x4 or SATA) 1 x M.2 22110 (PCIe 3.0 x4 or SATA) 6 x SATA 6Gbps |
| Networking | Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet 2×2 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) MU-MIMO; Bluetooth 5.1 |
| Audio | SupremeFX S1220A codec DTS Sound Unbound |
| USB | 3.2 Gen 2: 1 x Type-C, 2 x Type-A, 1 x front 3.2 Gen 1: 2 x front 2.0: 5 x Type-A, 4 x front |
| Thunderbolt 3 | 1 x internal header |
| Aura | 2 x strip headers, 2 x Gen 2 addressable headers |
| Cooling | 1 x pump headers 5 x fan headers |
TUF Gaming B550-PLUS
The following are the specifications of the motherboard:
| TUF Gaming B550-PLUS | |
|---|---|
| Size | ATX |
| Memory | 4 x DDR4 up to 4400+ (OC) |
| Multi-GPU | 2 x CrossFireX |
| PCIe | 1 PCIe 4.0 x16: x16 1 PCIe 3.0 x16: x4 3 PCIe 3.0 x1 |
| Storage | 1 x M.2 22110 (PCIe 4.0 x4 or SATA) 1 x M.2 22110 (PCIe 3.0 x4 or SATA) 6 x SATA 6Gbps |
| Networking | Realtek RTL8125B 2.5Gb Ethernet |
| Audio | Realtek S1200A codec DTS Custom |
| USB | 3.2 Gen 2: 1 x Type-C, 1 x Type-A 3.2 Gen 1: 4 x Type-A, 2 x front 2.0: 2 x Type-A, 4 x front |
| Thunderbolt 3 | 1 x internal header |
| Aura | 2 x strip headers 1 x addressable headers |
| Cooling | 1 x pump header 5 x fan headers |
If you want to on out on the pre-order for better options then you can check out these Asus B550 motherboards that will be available soon. If you are interested in other options then you can check out the Gigabyte B550M BS3H, MSI B550M Mortar and Asus Asus Prime B550M-A (Wi-Fi) motherboards that are all available for pre-order on Amazon UK.
Let us know what you think about these Asus B550 motherboards and whether you are going to pre-order one to wait for the official reviews to come out first.