Question 1

Will this board support a Ryzen 5600X out of the box without BIOS flash or do you still need to flash the BIOS?

Accepted Answer

A BIOS update might be required for AMD Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series CPU, which includes the Ryzen 5600X. Refer to the ASUS website for the CPU support list.

Question 2

Will this board support a Ryzen 5600X out of the box without BIOS flash or do you still need to flash the BIOS?

Accepted Answer

A BIOS update might be required for AMD Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series CPU, which includes the Ryzen 5600X. Please refer to the ASUS website for the CPU support list.

Question 3

Is the USB-C port thunderbolt?? I need to support a display on it

Accepted Answer

The USB-C port on the ASUS ROG STRIX B550-I GAMING AM4 Mini ITX AMD Motherboard is not specified to support Thunderbolt. It is mentioned as a USB 3.2 Gen 2 port.

Question 4

Do these come ryzen 5000 ready or will we need to a USB Bios flashback?

Accepted Answer

A BIOS update might be required for AMD Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series CPU.

Question 5

Do these come ryzen 5000 ready or will I need to do a usb bios flashback?

Accepted Answer

A BIOS update might be required for AMD Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series CPU. Refer to ASUS website for CPU support list.

Question 6

Can the audio USB port be used as a regular USB 2.0 port?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the audio USB Type-C port can be used as a regular USB 2.0 port.

Question 7

Is there two NVMe on the mobo?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there are two NVMe M.2 slots on the motherboard. The M.2_1 slot supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes, and the M.2_2 slot supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes.

Question 8

The description claims 7.1 channel audio; but I count see only 3 audio jacks, and I'm assuming at least one is a microphone input. Can these jacks be configured for 5.1 channel output (moving the mic input to only the front panel)?

Accepted Answer

Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 7.1-Channel audio.

Question 9

What are the advantages/disadvantages compared to the x570-i Strix?

Accepted Answer

2.5g lan, cooler chipset, better value.

Question 10

Not really a question?
I'll be using this in the NZXT H1 with a Ryzen 5 3600 and rx 5700 itx. Will come back to answer questions once it arrives.

Accepted Answer

Went h210i and 3900x with rtx 2070 windforce, so I'm keen to know. mainly just excited for the native am4 support ootb

CPU Socket Type	AM4
CPU Type	BIOS update might require for AMD Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 series CPU. Refer to ASUS website for CPU support list.

Number of Memory Slots	2x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard	DDR4 5000(O.C.)/ 4800(O.C.)/ 4600(O.C.)/ 4400(O.C.)/ 4266(O.C.)/ 4133(O.C.)/ 4000(O.C.)/ 3800(O.C.)/ 3600(O.C.)/ 3466(O.C.)/ 3400(O.C.)/ 3200/ 3000/ 2933/ 2800/ 2666/ 2400/ 2133 * ECC memory (ECC mode) support varies by CPU. * Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List).
Maximum Memory Supported	64GB
Channel Supported	Dual Channel

Serial ATA (SATA)	4 x SATA 6Gb/s
M.2	3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes) AMD B550 Chipset: M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)
SATA RAID	0/1/10

Audio Chipset	ROG SupremeFX Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
Audio Channels	7.1 Channels * Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192kHz is not supported for 7.1-Channel audio.

LAN Chipset	Intel I225-V
Max LAN Speed	2.5Gbps
Wireless LAN	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) support 1024QAM/OFDMA/MU-MIMO Supports up to 2.4/5GHz transfer speed Supports channel bandwidth: HT20/HT40/HT80/HT160
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v5.1 * Bluetooth 5.1 function will be ready in Windows 10 build 19041 or later.

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Onboard USB	1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Front panel connector (suppports USB Type-C) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 1 x USB 2.0 header supports additional 2 USB 2.0 ports
Other Connectors	Fan and cooling related 1 x 4-Pin AIO_Pump header 1 x 4-Pin CPU Fan header 1 x 4-Pin Chassis Fan header 1 x VRM heatsink Fan header Miscellaneous 1 x AURA Addressable Gen 2 header 1 x AURA RGB header 1 x Clear CMOS header 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP) 1 x Speaker header 1 x 10-1 pin System Panel header 1 x Thermal Sensor header

Form Factor	Mini ITX
LED Lighting	RGB
Dimensions (W x L)	6.7" x 6.7"
Power Pin	1 x 24-pin Main Power connector 1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector

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