ASUS STRIX B350-F Gaming, AMD B350 Mainboard - Socket AM4 [90MB0UJ0-M0EAY0]

The ASUS STRIX B350-F Gaming is a motherboard in ATX format with two PCIe x16 slots, one of which is connected to the chipset with full 16 lanes, while the other PCIe-x16 slot is connected with four lanes. There is also a PCIe 2.0 slot with x4 connection as well as three PCIe x1 slots for other expansion cards. Up to 64 GB of DDR4 RAM take up the four RAM banks, with corresponding memory running at a maximum of 3,200 overclocked megahertz. The internal connection repertoire includes, among other things, a header for USB 3.1 and two for USB 2.0 for two or four ports as well as headers for LED lighting and water cooling control.

Special features at a glance:

2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (16/4) for high-end GPUs / 1x PCI 2.0 x4 / 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
2x USB 3.1 / 6x USB 3.0 / 6x USB 2.0
6x SATA 6G / 1x M.2 slot PCIe 3.0 x4
1x water pump & 5x PWM fan connectors (4-pin)
ASUS Aura RGB LED lighting
DDR4 memory up to 3,200 MHz (OC)
Modern UEFI BIOS including temperature monitoring

Such as SSDs and hard disks, the board has six SATA 6G connectors (including RAID support), as well as a horizontal M.2 slot, which is connected to four PCI Express 3.0 lanes, enabling enormous speeds up to To 32 Gbit / s. M.2 SSDs with a length of 42 to 110 mm can be used and the advanced NVM Express protocol, which has been especially optimized for highly parallelized data carrier accesses of modern PCIe SSDs, is supported.

A small highlight on the ASUS STRIX B350-F Gaming is that there are two USB 3.1 ports on the I / O panel on the back of the motherboard. USB 3.1 or USB 3.1 Gen 2 achieves maximum speeds of 10 Gbit / s per port. A special feature is the integrated ASUS "Aura" RGB LED lighting, which allows individual lighting effects in all colors of the rainbow and can be controlled via software on the chipset cooler.

Finally, three fans with a 4-pin PWM connector or a pump can be connected directly to the board. On the mainboard, additional devices and components can be connected to the ASUS STRIX B350-F gaming device via USB 3.0 and 2.0, Gigabit LAN or 5 audio jacks for 7.1 sound plus Toslink digital output via the I / O shield. In addition, two modern monitor outputs are available for display using an integrated APU graphics unit (optional): HDMI and Displayport.

Chipsets for socket AM4 at a glance:

 X370 Chipset B350 Chipset A320 Chipset Ryzen CPU
PCIe 3.0 / 2.0: x4 / x8 x4 / x6 x4 / x4 x16 + x4 + x4 / -
USB 3.1 / 3.0 / 2.0: 2/6/6 2/2/6 1/2/6 - / 4 / -
RAM: DDR4 DDR4 DDR4 DDR4 memory controller
SATA 6G: 4 2 2 2
SATA Raid: 0/1/10 0/1/10 0/1/10 -
Overclocking: Yes Yes No Yes (Unlocked CPU & XFR)
Multi-GPU: CrossFire & SLI Partial 2-way CF No -
Caution: The actual I / O configuration may vary depending on the motherboard. The table shows only the basic configuration of interfaces. Other ports are also possible via additional controller chips.

CPU Cooler Compatibility Note on AMD Socket AM4:

Because AM4 (+), AM3 (+) or FM2 (+) predecessors AM4 (+), AM4 (+), AM4 (+) AMP connectors have to be matched to compatible AM4 mounting kits. CPU coolers attached directly to the motherboard's retention module are fully compatible.

Technical details:
Format: ATX (305 x 244 mm)
Color: Black
Chipset: AMD B350
Socket: AM4 (for Summit Ridge / Bristol Ridge / Raven Ridge)
R.A.M:
4x DDR4 (up to 3,200 MHz (OC))
Dual-Channel
Max. 64 GB
slots:
1x PCIe 3.0 x16 *
1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (electrical x4)
Multi-GPU Configurations: 2-way CrossFireX (16 * / 4)
3x PCIe 2.0 x1
Internal connections:
6x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 10)
1x M.2 (M-Key, PCIe 3.0 x4 ** with a maximum of 32 Gbit / s, horizontal, sizes 2242 to 22110)
1x USB 3.0 header (2 ports)
2x USB 2.0 header (4 ports)
1x Pump connection
1x temperature sensor connector
5x 4-pin fan (PWM)
1x COM connector
1x front panel audio connector
1x 2-pin clear CMOS
1x system panel connector
2x Aura RGB header
1x TPM connector
External connections:
2x USB 3.1 (Type A, max. 10 Gbit / s)
4x USB 3.0 (Type A, max. 5 Gbit / s)
2x USB 2.0
1x Gigabit LAN (Intel I211)
5x Audio (ROG SupremeFX, 7.1 Sound)
1x Toslink digital output
1x Displayport
1x HDMI
Power supply:
1x 24-pin ATX12V
1x 8-pin ATX12V

* (X8 with APU or Athlon X4)
** (x2 with APU or Athlon X4)