Motherboard

MSI B550-A PRO

Clean B550 ATX workhorse for Ryzen 5000 refreshes.

$130

Launch price

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Pros

✓ Reliable BIOS
✓ Good VRM
✓ Value

Cons

– No Wi-Fi
– AM4 sunset
– Looks plain

Full specifications

Platform

SocketAM4

ChipsetAMD B550

Form factorATX

VRM (power stages)10+2

Memory & Expansion

Memory typeDDR4

Memory slots4

Max memory capacity128 GB

Max memory speed5100 MT/s

PCIe slots1× PCIe 4.0 x16

M.2 slots2

SATA ports6

Connectivity

Wi-FiNone

BluetoothNone

LAN2.5 GbE

Rear USBUSB-C + USB-A

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