Compare ASUS ProArt B550 Creator vs MSI A520
Variants
For Gamers
For Pros
Connectivity
CPU Socket
AM4
AMD Socket AM4
Expansion Slot
6x SATA 6Gb/s + 2x M.2 (1 from AMD processor w/ PCIe 4.0 x4, 1 from AMD B550 chipset w/ PCIe 3.0 x4)
[Storage] 4x SATA III + 1x M.2
PCI Express
2x PCIe 4.0 x16 + 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 3.0 x1
1x X16 + 2x X1 Gen3
Ports
[Front] 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen1 1x USB 3.2 Gen1 + 2x USB 2.0 | [Rear] 2x Thunderbolt 4 + 2x 2.5G LAN (RJ45) + 4x USB 3.2 Gen2 + 2x USB 2.0 + 1x HDMI + 1x DisplayPort (input) + 1x S/PDIF + 1x PS/2 + 5x Audio jacks
[Front] 2x USB-A + 4x USB-A + 1x serial | [Rear] 1x Realtek RTL81111H Gigabit LAN + 4x USB-A + 2x USB-A + 3x HD audio + 1x DP + 1x HDMI
Construction
Form Factor
ATX motherboard
M-ATX
Dimensions
Size | Length
30.5 cm
Size | Width
24.4 cm
Function
Audio
S1220A
Chipset
AMD B550 Chipset
AMD A520 Chipset
Compatibility
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series/ 4000 G-Series/ 3000 Series Desktop Processors
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors and AMD Ryzen 4000 G-Series Desktop Processors
Graphics
1x HDMI 2.1 + 2x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C 4.0) with DisplayPort 1.2/1.4 support
Processor
Support 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Desktop Processors and AMD Ryzen4000 G-Series Desktop Processors
Performance
Memory | Capacity
4x DIMMs, up to 128GB
2 DIMMs, up to 64 GB dual channel
Memory | Type
DDR4 2133 - 4866+ MHz ECC or non-ECC
DDR4 2667/ 2800 /2933 /3000 /3066 /3200 /3466 /3600/ 3733 /3866 /4000 /4133 /4266 /4400/ 4600+ MHz
Storage
2x M.2 2242/2260/2280/22110 + 4x SATA 6Gbps
RAID 0/1/10 support
Storage | RAID
RAID 0, 1, 10
Production
Debut
2021-03-11
2020-08-18
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