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Model	B550 Phantom Gaming 4/ac	B550 Phantom Gaming 4

Form Factor	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Solid Capacitor design - 2oz Copper PCB	- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm - Solid Capacitor design - 2oz Copper PCB
Unique Feature	ASRock Super Alloy - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink - Premium 50A Power Choke - Sapphire Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB - 2oz Copper PCB Intel^® 802.11ac WiFi ASRock Steel Slot Gen4 ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4) ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC) ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) ASRock Live Update & APP Shop	ASRock Super Alloy - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink - Premium 50A Power Choke - Sapphire Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB - 2oz Copper PCB ASRock Steel Slot Gen4 ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4) ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC) ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
CPU	- Supports AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen™ 3000, 3000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, 5000 and 5000 G-Series Desktop Processors* - Digi Power design - 8 Power Phase design *Please refer to CPU support list for details.	- Supports AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen™ 3000, 3000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, 5000 and 5000 G-Series Desktop Processors* - Digi Power design - 8 Power Phase design *Please refer to CPU support list for details.
Chipset	- AMD B550	- AMD B550
Memory	- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer) support DDR4 4533+(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4 4533+(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne) support DDR4 4733+(OC) / 4666(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4533(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir) support DDR4 4733+(OC) / 4666(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4533(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso) support 3400+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB** - Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules - 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots For Ryzen Series APUs (Picasso, Cezanne and Renoir), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs. Please refer to below table for AMD non-XMP memory frequency support. For more details. Ryzen Series CPUs (Vermeer): Ryzen Series CPUs (Matisse): Ryzen Series APUs (Cezanne): Ryzen Series APUs (Renoir): Ryzen Series CPUs (Picasso): SR: Single rank DIMM, 1Rx4 or 1Rx8 on DIMM module label x=1 or 2 DR: Dual rank DIMM, 2Rx4 or 2Rx8 on DIMM module label *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.	- Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer) support DDR4 4533+(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4 4533+(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne) support DDR4 4733+(OC) / 4666(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4533(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir) support DDR4 4733+(OC) / 4666(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4533(OC) / 4466(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4333(OC) / 4266(OC) / 4200(OC) / 4133(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3866(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3733(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3466(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso) support 3400+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB** - Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules - 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots For Ryzen Series APUs (Picasso, Cezanne and Renoir), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs. Please refer to below table for AMD non-XMP memory frequency support. For more details. Ryzen Series CPUs (Vermeer): Ryzen Series CPUs (Matisse): Ryzen Series APUs (Cezanne): Ryzen Series APUs (Renoir): Ryzen Series CPUs (Picasso): SR: Single rank DIMM, 1Rx4 or 1Rx8 on DIMM module label x=1 or 2 DR: Dual rank DIMM, 2Rx4 or 2Rx8 on DIMM module label *Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
Slots	AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer and Matisse) - 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen4x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)* AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne and Renoir) - 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)* AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso) - 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x8 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)* - 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac PCIe WiFi module *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks	AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer and Matisse) - 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen4x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)* AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne and Renoir) - 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)* AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso) - 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x8 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)* - 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ - 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi / BT PCIe WiFi module *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Graphics	- Integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APU* - DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0 - Shared memory default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports up to 16GB. - Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.1 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.1 - Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 Port* - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.1 Port - Supports Microsoft PlayReady Actual support may vary by CPU The Max shared memory 16GB requires 32GB system memory installed. **Picasso supports HDCP 2.2 with HDMI 2.0 Port	- Integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APU* - DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0 - Shared memory default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports up to 16GB. - Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz - Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.1 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required) - Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.1 - Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 Port* - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.1 Port - Supports Microsoft PlayReady Actual support may vary by CPU The Max shared memory 16GB requires 32GB system memory installed. **Picasso supports HDCP 2.2 with HDMI 2.0 Port
Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 / ALC1200 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection - PCB Isolate Shielding - Individual PCB Layers for R / L Audio Channel - Nahimic Audio	- 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 / ALC1200 Audio Codec) - Premium Blu-ray Audio support - Supports Surge Protection - PCB Isolate Shielding - Individual PCB Layers for R / L Audio Channel - Nahimic Audio
Lan	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Realtek RTL8111H - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE	- PCIE x1 Gigabit LAN 10 / 100 / 1000 Mb / s - Realtek RTL8111H - Supports Wake-On-LAN - Supports Lightning / ESD Protection - Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az - Supports PXE
WiFi	- Intel^® 802.11ac WiFi Module - Supports IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n / ac - Supports Dual-Band (2.4 / 5 GHz) - Supports high speed wireless connections up to 433Mbps - Supports Bluetooth 4.2 + High speed class II	- n/a
USB
Rear Panel I/O	- 2 x Antenna Ports - 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone	- 2 x Antenna Ports - 1 x PS / 2 Mouse / Keyboard Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT / LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Storage	- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug - 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2260 / 2280 / 22110 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb / s) (with Vermeer, Matisse) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb / s) (with Cezanne, Renoir and Picasso)* *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks NVMe SSD is not supported with AMD Athlon™ 3000G Processors Supports ASRock U.2 Kit	- 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb / s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug* - 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2260 / 2280 / 22110 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb / s) (with Vermeer, Matisse) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb / s) (with Cezanne, Renoir and Picasso) - 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key type 2242 / 2260 / 2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb / s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb / s) * M2_3 and SATA3_5_6 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the other one will be disabled. ** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks NVMe SSD is not supported with AMD Athlon™ 3000G Processors Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
RAID
Connector	- 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x SPI TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 2 x RGB LED Headers* - 2 x Addressable LED Headers - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)* - 1 x CPU / Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 4 x Chassis / Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)**** - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) Support in total up to 12V / 3A, 36W LED Strip Support in total up to 5V / 3A, 15W LED Strip The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. **The Chassis / Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. CPU_FAN2 / WP, CHA_FAN1 / WP, CHA_FAN2 / WP, CHA_FAN3 / WP and CHA_FAN4 / WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.	- 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x SPI TPM Header - 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header - 2 x RGB LED Headers* - 2 x Addressable LED Headers - 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)* - 1 x CPU / Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) - 4 x Chassis / Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)**** - 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector - 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector - 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) Support in total up to 12V / 3A, 36W LED Strip Support in total up to 5V / 3A, 15W LED Strip The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power. **The Chassis / Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. CPU_FAN2 / WP, CHA_FAN1 / WP, CHA_FAN2 / WP, CHA_FAN3 / WP and CHA_FAN4 / WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
BIOS	- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3 support - CPU, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, 1.05V_PROM_S5, 2.5V_PROM, +1.8VSB, VDDP Voltage Multi-adjustment	- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support - Supports "Plug and Play" - ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events - Supports jumperfree - SMBIOS 2.3 support - CPU, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, 1.05V_PROM_S5, 2.5V_PROM, +1.8VSB, VDDP Voltage Multi-adjustment
Support CD	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar	- Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
Software and UEFI	Software - ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) - ASRock Polychrome SYNC - ASRock Key Master UEFI - ASRock Full HD UEFI - ASRock Instant Flash *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.	Software - ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning) - ASRock Polychrome SYNC - ASRock Key Master UEFI - ASRock Full HD UEFI - ASRock Instant Flash *These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
Hardware Monitor	- Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, 1.05V_PROM_S5, +1.8V, VDDP	- Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU / Water Pump, Chassis / Water Pump Fans - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, 1.05V_PROM_S5, +1.8V, VDDP
OS	- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit	- Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit
Certifications	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)	- FCC, CE - ErP / EuP ready (ErP / EuP ready power supply is required)
Accessories	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables - 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4 / 5 GHz Antennas - 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket	- Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I / O Shield - 2 x SATA Data Cables - 3 x Screw for M.2 Socket