After a successful launch of their AMD X570 chipset motherboards, ASRock hasn’t stopped there and have already released a whole line of motherboards based on the latest B550 chipset. One of those motherboards which we will be reviewing, is the B550M Steel Legend. It comes in a micro ATX form factor and supports all of the latest AMD processors, including the Matisse refresh. So with that said, I’m sure that the B550M Steel Legend is already an interesting option for gamers and performance users alike.
In this review, we will tell you some more about the motherboard; it’s performance and features. Let’s begin with some technical data and product features.
If you’re not too sure what the main differences are between the X570 and the B550 chipset, here is an easy chart for comparison. Basically, the X570 offer full PCIE Gen4 support for both the General Purpose Lanes and CPU chipset uplinks, which will allow for faster performance. While the B550 can only provide PCIE Gen3 support for those lanes.
And to be honest, you’ll won’t see that much of a difference in performance between the two. One of the main advantages of the B550 chipset, is that their motherboards are cheaper and attractively priced, while offering similar performance to the X570.
I would like to thank ASRock for providing the review sample. This is a snippet from what ASRock has to say about themselves on their website:
ASRock Inc. is established in 2002, specialized in the field of motherboards. ASRock strives to build up its own brand. With the 3C design concept, “Creativity, Consideration, Cost-effectiveness”, the company explores the limit of motherboards manufacturing while paying attention on the eco issue at the same time, developing products with the consideration of eco-friendly concept.
ASRock has been growing fast and become world third largest motherboard brand with headquarter in Taipei, Taiwan and branches in Europe and the USA. The young and vibrant company targets from mainstream to enthusiast MB segments for different kinds of users, owning reputation around the world market with its reliability and proficiency.
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Key features of the ASRock B550M Steel Legend:
- Supports 3rd Gen AMD AM4 Ryzen™ / Future AMD Ryzen™ Processors
- 10 Power Phase Design, Dr. MOS
- Supports DDR4 4733+ (OC)
- 1 PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x1, 1 M.2 Key E for WiFi
- Graphics Output Options: HDMI, DisplayPort
- AMD CrossFireX™
- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC1200 Audio Codec), Nahimic Audio
- 6 SATA3, 1 Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4 x4), 1 M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x2 & SATA3)
- 2 USB 3.2 Gen2 (Rear Type A+C), 8 USB 3.2 Gen1 (4 Front, 4 Rear)
- Dragon 2.5G LAN
You can buy ASRock B550 Steel Legend
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