ASRock B550M Steel Legend vs MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus
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Key differences
- •MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus has higher SATA ports (6 vs 4)
- •MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus has higher Max memory speed (5100 MT/s vs 4733 MT/s)
Full spec comparison
Spec
ASRock B550M Steel Legend
MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus
Platform
SocketAM4AM4
ChipsetB550B550
Form factorMicro-ATXATX
VRM (power stages)8+2 phase10+2 phase
Memory & Expansion
Memory typeDDR4DDR4
Memory slots44
Max memory capacity128 GB128 GB
Max memory speed4733 MT/s5100 MT/s▲
PCIe slots1× x16 4.0, 1× x16 3.0, 1× x1 3.01× x16 4.0, 2× x1 3.0
M.2 slots22
SATA ports46▲
Connectivity
Wi-FiNoneNone
BluetoothNoneNone
LAN2.5 GbE2.5 GbE
Rear USB1× USB-C 10Gbps, 4× USB 3.21× USB-C 10Gbps, 5× USB 3.2