Gigabytes B550 Aorus Elite AX V2, AMD B550 Mainboard - Socket AM4 [B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2]

B550 motherboards support all features of the Ryzen processors of the third and fourth generation, above all the PCI Express standard in version 4.0 (PCIe 4.0). PCIe 4.0 is downward compatible and can be used with all expansion cards from previous generations. In addition, the mainboards support up to 128 GB of RAM with a guaranteed clock rate of 3200 megahertz. With overclocking, much higher clock rates are possible, depending on the motherboard. The B550 chipset also allows the processor to be overclocked.

Note: The following specifications regarding the PCIe lanes, connection of the M.2 slots and connection of the PCIe slots relate to the combination of the B550 chipset with a third or fourth generation Ryzen CPU (Zen 2 "Matisse" / Zen 3 "Vermeer")!

The features of the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2 at a glance:
- 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16), 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x2 / x1) and 1x PCIe 3.0 x1
- 1x USB 3.0 type C (internal) / 2x USB 3.1 type A (external) / 5x USB 3.0 (internal, external) / 6x USB 2.0 (internal, external)
- 2x M.2 (1x PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA / 1x PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA) / 4x SATA 6G
- DDR4 memory up to 4,733 MHz using OC
- With integrated Wi-Fi 6 AX200 and Bluetooth 5
- Ideal for AMD CPUs of the Ryzen 3000 and Ryzen 5000 series (Matisse / Vermeer)
- RGB lighting

The features of the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2 in detail
The Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2 is an ATX motherboard and has a PCI Express 4.0 slot with full x16 connection for graphics cards plus two PCI Express 3.0 x16 slots and one PCIe 3.0 x1 slot . The four RAM banks support up to 128 GB DDR4 main memory with a clock rate of up to 3,200 megahertz and can even handle clock rates of up to 4,733 MHz via OC.

The AM4 mainboard provides two M.2 slots. One slot is connected with four PCI Express 4.0 lanes. M.2 SSDs with the advanced NVM Express protocol (NVMe) and a connection via four PCI Express 4.0 lanes support data transfer rates of up to 8 GByte / s and are twice as fast as via PCI Express 3.0. The other is connected with four PCI Express 3.0 lanes. Both slots are also connected with the SATA-6G protocol and accept plug-in cards up to 110 mm (22110).

Modern connections and RGB-LED lighting
The Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2 provides two USB 3.1 ports with type A socket, three USB 3.0 ports and two USB 2.0 ports (type A) on the I / O panel. USB 3.1 achieves maximum speeds of 10 Gbit / s per port. An HDMI and a DisplayPort connection is available for CPUs with an integrated graphics unit.

In addition, this B550 motherboard offers features such as a WLANax / BT module, a 2.5 Gigabit LAN port (Realtek RTL8125B-CG), on-board sound (Realtek ALC1220 audio codec), reinforced PCIe slots and numerous internal headers . Also on Bo (a) rd are OC features and an optimized power supply.

A special feature of the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite AX V2 is the RGB lighting, which can be synchronized with other RGB components using the manufacturer's software. The mainboard has three 4-pin RGB headers and two 3-pin RGB headers. Furthermore, up to six fans can be connected directly to the board.

Technical details:
format
- ATX (305 x 244 mm)
- Chipset
- AMD B550
- Base:
- AM4 (for Matisse / Vermeer)
- R.A.M:
- 4x DDR4 (max. 3,200 MHz, 4,733 in the OC with AMD CPU with integrated graphics unit)
- Dual channel
- Max. 128 GB
- Slots:
- 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x16)
- 2x PCIe 3.0 x16 (electrical x2 / x1)
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x1
Internal connections:
- 4x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 10)
- 1x M.2 (M-Key PCIe 4.0 x4 and SATA, 22110/2280/2242)
- 1x M.2 (M-Key PCIe 3.0 x4 and SATA, 22110/2280/2242)
- 1x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, Type C, one header)
- 2x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen1, one header)
- 4x USB 2.0 (two headers)
- 1x front panel audio connector
- 1x front panel connector
- 1x Clear CMOS jumper
- 1x TPM connector (2x 6-pin, only for GC-TPM2.0_S module)
- Fan header:
- 1x CPU fan (4-pin)
- 1x CPU cooler / pump (4-pin)
- 3x system fans
- RGB header:
- 2x 4-pin RGB header (12VGRB)
- 2x 3-pin RGB header (5VDG)
- 1x CPU cooler LED strip / RGB LED strip (12VGRB)
External connections:
- -2x USB 3.1 (USB 3.2 Gen 2, Type A)
- 3x USB 3.0 (USB 3.2 Gen 1, Type A)
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x Gigabit LAN (2.5GbE, Realtek RTL8125B-CG)
- 1x HDMI
- 1x DisplayPort
- - 5x audio (Realtek ALC1220, 7.1 sound)
- 1x Q-Flash Plus button
- 1x Optical S / PDIF
- 2x SMA antenna (802.11ax, 2T2R, Intel AX200, Bluetooth 5)
Power supply:
- 1x 24-pin ATX12V
- 1x 8-pin ATX12V
- Warranty: 3 years