BIOSTAR RACING B550M-Silver AM4 Motherboard Review

Motherboards/AMD AM4 by stefan @ 2021-05-31

The entry-level to mainstream B550M-Silver board is a solid offering from BIOSTAR, meant for more compact systems, but with interfaces available as on a fully-fledged ATX board. The color scheme is quite catchy and does not come with any RGB lighting, but the users can sync their own RGB hardware by using the included headers. We can accommodate quite a bit of RAM thanks to the total of four memory slots, while storage can be installed in the two M.2 PCIe slots but also via the six SATA III 6Gbps ports. The VRM cooling system allows installation of larger heatsinks, while the included wiring for WiFi allows an easy upgrade if a wireless card is installed in the designated area.

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Product Specifications

Chipset

AMD B550

 

CPU SUPPORT

Socket AM4 support AMD Ryzen™ 3rd Gen (Matisse/ Renoir) and Ryzen™ 4th Gen (Vermeer) processors

Support for future AMD Ryzen processors with BIOS update

 

MEMORY

4th Gen AMD Ryzen Processors (Vermeer CPUs):

Supports Dual Channel DDR4 4400+(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133/ 1866

3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors (Matisse CPUs):

Supports Dual Channel DDR4 4400+(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133/ 1866

3rd Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics Processors (Renoir APUs):

Supports Dual Channel DDR4 4933+(OC)/ 4800(OC)/ 4600(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3800(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3200/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133/ 1866

4 x DDR4 DIMM Memory Slot, Max. Supports up to 128 GB Memory

Each DIMM supports non-ECC 8/ 16/ 32 GB DDR4 module

 

INTEGRATED VIDEO

By CPU model

Supports DX12

Supports HDCP

 

STORAGE

Total supports 2x M.2 socket and 6 x SATA III (6Gb/s) ports

6x SATA III Connector (6Gb/s) : Supports AHCI & RAID 0, 1, 10

1x M.2 (M Key) Socket (M2_PCIEG4_64G_SATA):

Supports M.2 Type 2242/ 2260/ 2280 SSD module

Supports PCI-E 4.0 x4 (64Gb/s)/ 3.0 x4 (32Gb/s) - NVMe/ AHCI & SATA III (6.0Gb/s) SSD

1x M.2 (M Key) Socket (M2_PCIEG3_32G_SATA):

Supports M.2 Type 2242/ 2260/ 2280 SSD module

Supports PCI-E 3.0 x4 (32Gb/s) - NVMe/ AHCI & SATA III (6.0Gb/s) SSD

* M.2 (M Key) Socket (M2_PCIEG4_64G_SATA) : The bandwidth is depended on CPU. Supports PCI-E 4.0 x4 (64Gb/s) speed, which depends only on Ryzen 3rd Gen Matisse and 4th Gen Vermeer CPUs.

 

LAN

Realtek RTL8125B

10/ 100/ 1000/ 2500 Mb/s auto negotiation, Half / Full duplex capability

Supports Realtek 2.5GbE LAN

 

AUDIO CODEC

ALC1150

7.1 Channels, High Definition Audio, Hi-Fi (Front)

 

USB

1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-C port (1 on rear I/O)

1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) port (1 on rear I/O)

6 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) port (4 on rear I/Os and 2 via internal headers)

6 x USB 2.0 port (2 on rear I/Os and 4 via internal headers)

 

EXPANSION SLOT

1 x PCIe 4.0/ 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIEG4X16):

Supports PCIe 3.0 x 16/ 4.0 x16 mode with AMD Ryzen™ processors.

Supports PCIe 3.0 x 16 mode AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon Vega Graphics processors.

1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIEG3X4): Supports x 4 mode

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot

 

REAR I/O

2 x WIFI Antenna Port

1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse

1 x DVI-D Port

1 x DP Port

1 x HDMI Port

1 x LAN port

1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-C Port

1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Port

4 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) Port

2 x USB 2.0 Port

3 x Audio Jack

 

INTERNAL I/O

6 x SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Connector

1 x M.2 (E Key) Socket : Supports 2230 type Wi-Fi & Bluetooth module

2 x USB 2.0 Header (each header supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)

1 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) Header (each header supports 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) ports)

1 x 8-Pin Power Connector

1 x 24-Pin Power Connector

1 x CPU Fan Connector

1 x CPU water cooling connector (CPU_OPT)

2 x System Fan Connector

1 x Front Panel Header

1 x Front Audio Header

1 x Internal Stereo Speaker Header

1 x Clear CMOS Header

1 x S/PDIF out Connector

1 x COM Port Header

2 x LED Header (5V)

1 x LED Header (12V)

 

H/W MONITORING

CPU / System Temperature Monitoring

CPU / System Fan Monitoring

Smart / Manual CPU Fan Control

System Voltage Monitoring

 

DIMENSION

Micro ATX Form Factor Dimension: 24.4cm x 24.4cm ( W x L )

 

ACCESSORIES

4 x SATA Cable

1 x I/O Shield

1 x DVD Driver

1 x Quick Guide

 

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