ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR
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Product Overview
ASUS ProArt B550-CREATOR is a premium motherboard designed for AMD's Ryzen desktop processors using the AM4 socket. It is optimized for creative professionals and trades priorities with high-end gaming motherboards that ASUS markets.
For its positioning, the ProArt B550-CREATOR comes with a rich set of I/O options, including dual Thunderbolt 4, four USB 3.2 Gen2, and dual Intel 2.5Gbps Ethernet ports.
In order to sustain high performance without throttling, ASUS has endowed this motherboard with a robust power delivery circuit and passive cooling solution using high-quality components. Efficient M.2 heatsinks are also included for SSDs.
A possible concern from professionals is security. To this end, the ProArt B550-CREATOR works with ASUS Control Center Express, which offers a range of management and security options. It also comes with ProArt Creator Hub that tightly knits the desktop computer with other ProArt devices such as mobile workstations and monitors.
Ratings
What we found
Pros
- Dual Thunderbolt 4 ports
- Dual 2.5 GbE ports
- Solid build quality
Cons
- Nothing in particular
What external reviewers found
External score 75%
Pros
- Easy to use
- USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports
- Two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports
- Two PCIe x1 slots
- Two M.2 sockets
Cons
- No Thunderbolt 3.0 x4
- Only four SATA 3.0 ports
- Only four M.2 Key M slots for fast SSDs
- Latching mechanism is a pain to use
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Specifications
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- Easy to set up and use
- 2.5Gbps LAN and two 10Gbps USB ports on the back panel
- Rear I/O shroud is permanently attached
- Extreme overclocking-capable power delivery
- Four M.2 sockets and four USB ports
- USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C port
- Power delivery via PCIe 4.0, Wi-Fi 6E, and M.2 PCIe slots
- Power Delivery via USB 2.0 Type-C and Type-A headers
External Reviews
pcmag[1]
Reviewer score 75% (normalized by Neofiliac)The ProArt B550-Creator fills a very specific market niche. It's not the first AMD motherboard to boast Thunderbolt support. But it's one of only a handful, and its two Thunderbolt 4 ports are rare even among Intel boards. If you have no use for Thunderbolt 4, plenty of AMD B550 motherboards otherwise have feature parity.
Pros
- Two Thunderbolt 4 ports
- Two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports
- Easy to use
Cons
- Only four SATA 3.0 ports
- Only four M.2 Key M slots for fast SSDs
tomshardware[2]
Reviewer score 75% (normalized by Neofiliac)Asus strapped a 14-phase (12+2) configuration on to the B550 Creator. The 600A available to the CPU isn't the most we've seen with this class of board. The B550 platform just doesn't have enough lanes to go around between Thunderbolt, storage, and PCIe lanes.
Pros
- Two M.2 sockets
- Two PCIe x1 slots
- USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C
Cons
- No Thunderbolt 3.0 x4
- Latching mechanism is a pain to use
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