







Best Seller Ranking | #6 in AMD Motherboards |
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Brand | ASUS |
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Series | ROG |
Model | STRIX B550-F GAMING |
CPU Socket Type | AM4 |
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CPU Type | Supports AMD Ryzen 5000 Series / 4000 G-Series / 3000 Series Processors* * BIOS update might require for AMD Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series CPU. Refer to ASUS website for CPU support list. |
Chipset | AMD B550 |
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Number of Memory Slots | 4x288pin (DDR4) |
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Memory Standard | DDR4 5100(OC) / 5000(OC) / 4800(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 3000 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 (Next Generation AMD Ryzen PRO Processors) DDR4 4600(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 3000 / 2800 / 2666 / 2400 / 2133 (3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors) * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists). |
Maximum Memory Supported | 128GB |
Channel Supported | Dual Channel |
ECC Supported | ECC supported varies by processors |
Buffer Supported | Un-buffered |
PCI Express 4.0 x16 | 1 x PCI Express 4.0 x16* * Actual support may vary by CPU. |
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PCI Express 3.0 x16 | 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4 mode)* * Share bandwidth with PCIe3.0 x1_1, PCIe3.0 x1_2, PCIe3.0 x1_3. |
PCI Express x1 | 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 |
SATA 6Gb/s | 6 x SATA 6Gb/s |
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M.2 | 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors: 1 x M.2_1 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIe 4.0 x4 mode) AMD B550 Chipset: 1 x M.2_2 socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x4 mode)* * When the M.2_2 Socket 3 is populated, SATA6G_5/6 ports will be disabled. |
SATA RAID | 0/1/10 |
Onboard Video Chipset | Supported only by CPU with integrated graphic |
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Audio Chipset | ROG SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A |
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Audio Channels | 8 Channels* * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio. |
LAN Chipset | Intel I225-V |
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Max LAN Speed | 10/100/1000/2500Mbps |
Back I/O Ports | 1 x Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (1 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 2 x USB 2.0 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 1 x BIOS FlashBack Button(s) 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks |
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Onboard USB | 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) 2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s) |
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Other Connectors | 1 x CPU Fan connector(s) 1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) 3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) 1 x AIO_PUMP connector 1 x AAFP connector 2 x Aura RGB Strip Header(s) 1 x Addressable Gen 2 header(s) 1 x Thunderbolt header(s) 1 x System panel(s) 1 x Thermal sensor connector(s) 1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s) |
Form Factor | ATX |
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LED Lighting | RGB |
Dimensions (W x L) | 12.0" x 9.6" |
Power Pin | 1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s) 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) 1 x 4-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s) |
Windows 11 | Supported |
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Features | Multi-GPU Support: Supports AMD 2-Way CrossFireX Technology Software Features: ROG Exclusive Software - RAMCache III - ROG CPU-Z - GameFirst VI - Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer - Sonic Radar III - DTS Sound Unbound - Overwolf - Anti-virus software ASUS Exclusive Software Features Armoury Crate - Aura Creator - Aura Sync - AI Noise Cancelling Microphone AI Suite 3: - PPSU EPU DIGI+ VRM Fan Xpert 4 TurboV EVO - EZ update WinRAR UEFI BIOS ASUS EZ DIY - ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3 - ASUS EZ Flash 3 - ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode ASUS Special Features: Aura Sync - Standard RGB header(s) - Addressable Gen 2 RGB header(s) ASUS Q-Design - ASUS Q-DIMM - ASUS Q-LED (DRAM [yellow], CPU [red], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green) - ASUS Q-Slot ASUS Thermal Solution - Aluminum M.2 heatsink ASUS EZ DIY - BIOS FlashBack button - BIOS FlashBack LED - Clear CMOS header - ProCool - Pre-mounted I/O shield - SafeSlot BIOS: 256MB Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS Manageability: WOL by PME, PXE Operating System: Windows 10 64-bit |
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Package Contents | Accessories: User's manual 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s) 1 x Supporting DVD 1 x ROG Strix stickers 1 x Cable ties pack(s) 1 x Extension cable for Addressable LED 1 x ROG Thank you card 1 x M.2 SSD screw package(s) 1 x M.2 Rubber Package(s) |
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Date First Available | June 12, 2020 |
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Pros: This board has many excellent features, but the LAN controller was bad on 2 boards in a row, after newegg exchanged it, and Asus acknowledges the issue. I still give NewEgg high marks for helping me with the exchange process, but it's been frustrating waiting for a good board, since the 2nd one is now at the Asus repair facility on RMA. I'm still a strong proponent of Asus motherboards from my previous experiences, but I just got unlucky with this one.
Cons: See above.
Overall Review: Low marks to Asus for claiming an exchange would be very low probability to get the same problem again. High marks to NewEgg for always standing behind their products. I just wish there was a way they could test and know if there was an issue before passing it on to the customers. But it's why I trust them, even when there's an issue, it always gets taken care of.
Pros: Excellent performance for gaming
Cons: Network adapter quite working after a week Having to send it back for replacement
Overall Review: Great performance
Pros: Good solid board. It was easy to replace my old Intel MB with this and a Ryzen 5 5600x. I would have bought a cheaper B550 model, as I don't care much about all the high-end gamer hoo-ha, but I wanted the Instant Flash button so I would be able to update the board even if it came with older BIOS not supporting ZEN 3.
Cons: I have not been able to get the onboard 2.5GB NIC to connect at any speed except 100 megabits. So far I have had to install a separate Intel NIC card to get gigabit speeds. I'm still working with Asus support to see if they can solve the issue.
Overall Review: Seems like a good choice if they resolve the LAN issue. Or perhaps the issue only relates to my particular board. I did end up using the Instant Flash, and it worked once I had the BIOS on a thumb drive formatted with FAT16 with Master Boot Record partitioning. It did not seem to work with FAT32 or GUID. I'm not sure if the shipped BIOS would have worked or not. The board failed to boot after I first installed everything so I tried updating BIOS. That did not fix it--it turned out my old power supply had unexpectedly failed. With a new power supply, it all worked great on the new BIOS.
Pros: -Sturdy board, easy build, enjoy the LEDS
Cons: -Serious issues with the internet. Frequent pack loss / ping spikes for 2-5 seconds in multiplayer games. After spending a lot of time troubleshooting, I can only conclude that I am suffering from the same issue alluded to in many other reviews. A real shame to have this level of problem in an expensive product, especially from a normally quality brand.
Overall Review: -Would not recommend due to issues with internet connectivity.
Pros: Great manual with lots of useful info. Make sure to edit the frequency of your RAM and enable XMP mode if needed. BIOS is also good (coming from Gigabyte). RBG logo also looks good in the rig. It feel durable, but make sure to hold the back when you apply the pressure with the PSU cords.
Cons: None
Overall Review: It is worth the great money. Do not go cheap on Motherboard.
Pros: They were listed already but the cons and other information is where I've updated..
Cons: LAN controller having issues with speed and connectivity (got it working/stable after several Windows 10 reinstalls and several drivers the best being intel's own driver.. Still flaky). On board NVME connectors eat/destroy/cause SSDs on the QVL list to suddenly stop working/cease to be seen/die.
Overall Review: Like others, I've experienced the LAN issues after a few months. It took several reinstalls of Windows 10 Pro and finally using Intel's latest driver available to make it work. While a headache, especially being my Plex server, the real problem lies in it's inability to with with NVME SSDs from it's QVL list or is insatiable appetite to destroy, cause to stop working, not recognizing them after they've been working fine. It first started about a month ago where my Corsair MP 510 250GB NVME SSD (from NewEgg's Eggxpert review list) stopped being recognized by the motherboard. Even after BIOS updates, switching between both slots, it wasn't being seen. After the 30th shutdown/reboot it finally gave an error on my keyboard not being seen (I had it set to BIOS on my Corsair KB do that made sense) but I noticed it was showing that Corsair MP510 SSD on the information screen. I go into the BIOS and in the AMD raid Expert utility it slows it but it's showing offline. That literally made no sense but BOOT, Tools, SATA configuration never showed it. It did however, show my WD Blue 00YS70 250GB NVME SSD no problem. After several dozen back and forth emails from ASUS tech support (and not getting any freaking where even though they kept apologizing and swearing to get the issue resolved) I wound up getting a steal from NewEgg on the Relatech P400 1TB NVME (PCI-E 3) SSD and installing that. Contrary to popular belief from ASUS, it showed up no problem and here's the kicker, it's not on the QVL. So I was up and going with 2 SSDs again and fresh Windows installation. Fast forward until this morning and my PC was frozen but otherwise working fine (wouldn't turn on the display but I could still watch Plex without a problem). I rebooted it, it loads into Windows fine, but then I can't click on anything but the mouse is moving normal and everything seems ok. So I shut it down and grab my USB utilities drive and run some tests on all the drives connected to the motherboard that can be seen. The WD Blue SSD has no read errors, write errors, no loss of data or anything and neither does any of the other drivers. I quit out of my utilities drive and it reboots but it keeps going into the UEFI BIOS. Took me several minutes to realize it no longer seen my Boot drive (the WD Blue SSD). It hasn't seen it sense and nothing I do can make it work. I took it out and put it in 2 other systems (one being an Intel NUC that my company uses as an Asterisk PBX box) and it's instantly recognized and shows my Windows installation and all the files and programs therein. Problem is, I can't clone that off there and reuse it because now my Relatech isn't able to be used for Windows 10 to install on. This has been the worst board, by far, I've ever had to deal with. I understand problems arise (read known issue with Intel's 2.5G LAN adapter and it's drivers that was allegedly fixed in a hardware revision that us previous buyers aren't being given replacements for...) but this is ridiculous. It's 2 drives that have mysteriously quit working that are on the QVL and now a 3rd can't be used to install Windows on. I've erased and formatted that one and lost the data I had on there and it's all been for nothing. I'll be contacting ASUS support but they will need to know I've already troubleshot the issue and the drive is fine in at least 2 other systems. I've got the Relatech in M.1 as the M.2 slot seems to be acting finicky with any SSD installed there. I've also checked the slot for dust, debris, and damage and nothing is there. I even took as ESD safe blower and cleaned out the whole case (barely anything in there) and still it acts finicky. Buyer beware on these boards. You may be better off going with the X570 as I moved from my ASRock X470 Gaming to this and wish I never did.
Cons: it won’t even connect to the ethernet i have plugged in and i know it works because i was just using it before putting the board in this is really annoying
Overall Review: trash so far
Pros: lighting, quality, nice features, I swapped from a b450-f strix, now my fans light up thanks to the argb header on this motherboard
Cons: only thing i had issue with was enable CSM in bios to boot into windows, then install Ethernet network controller. Then I was back in business.
Overall Review: I have a Ryzen 3700X and everything worked right out of the box for the most part. just about 30 minutes of network and audio troubleshooting but its a nice board. I'm happy with it!