MSI B450 Tomahawk, AMD B450 motherboard - Socket AM4 [7C02-002R]

 In addition, the motherboards support up to 64 GB of RAM with a guaranteed clock speed of 2,933 megahertz. By means of overclocking, much higher clock rates are possible, depending on the motherboard, and the B450 chipset also enables overclocking of the processor.

The features of the MSI B450 Tomahawk at a glance:
- 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16) for high-end graphics cards
- 2x USB 3.1 (1x Type C, 1x Type A) / 4x USB 3.0 / 6x USB 2.0
- 2x M.2 slot PCIe 3.0 x4 (22110) / 6x SATA 6G
- DDR4 memory up to 3,466 MHz using OC
- 1x HDMI / 1x DVI-D

The equipment of the MSI B450 Tomahawk in detail:
The MSI B450 Tomahawk ATX motherboard features a full x16 PCI Express 3.0 slot for graphics cards and an x4 PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot. For additional expansion cards, the motherboard provides three PCIe x1 slots. The four RAM banks support up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory with a clock rate of up to 2,933 megahertz and can even handle clock rates of up to 3,466 MHz per OC.

Two M.2 slots with PCIe connection are provided by the AM4 motherboard. M.2 SSDs with the advanced NVM Express protocol (NVMe) and four PCI Express 3.0 lane connectivity are up to eight times faster than SATA 6G hard drives and support data transfer rates of up to 32 Gb / s. s. One of the slots has an integrated heatspreader and accepts plug-in cards up to 110 mm (22110).

The MSI B450 Tomahawk provides a Type-3.1 USB 3.1 port on the I / O panel and a USB 3.1 Type A port. The USB Type-C port can be plugged on both sides and is particularly thin. USB 3.1 Gen 2 achieves maximum speeds of 10 Gbps per port, and USB ports with this standard typically support the quick-charging feature of smartphones and tablets. For CPUs with an integrated graphics unit such as AMD's Raven Ridge, there is an HDMI and a DVI-D slot available.

Among the special features of the MSI B450 Tomahawk is the red LED illumination on the chipset cooler and the right side of the mainboard. The LEDs, along with other LEDs connected to the RGB headers, can be controlled via the MSI Mystic Light software. The mainboard has two headers for static RGB elements.

Technical details:
- Format:
- ATX (305 x 244 mm)
- chipset:
- AMD B450
Base:
- AM4 (for Pinnacle Ridge / Summit Ridge / Bristol Ridge / Raven Ridge)
- R.A.M:
- 4x DDR4 (max 2.933 MHz, 3.466 in OC)
- Dual-Channel
- Max. 64 GB
- Slots (with a Ryzen CPU):
- 1x PCIe 3.0x16
- 1x PCIe 2.0 x16 (electric x4)
- Multi-GPU configurations: 2-way AMD CrossFire
- 3x PCIe 2.0 x1
Internal connections:
- 6x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 10)
- 1x M.2 (M-Key, PCIe 3.0 x4 with max 32 Gbps, sizes 2242 to 22110)
- 1x USB 3.0 header (2 ports)
- 2x USB 2.0 header (4 ports)
- 5x 4-pin fan (PWM)
- 1x 4-pin pump connection
- 1x front-panel audio connector
- 2x 4-pin RGB header (12V, JRGB)
- 1x TPM connector
External connections:
- 2x USB 3.1 (1x Type A and Type C each)
- 2x USB 3.0
- 2x USB 2.0
- 1x Gigabit LAN (Realtek)
- 1x DVI-D
- 1x HDMI
- 1x BIOS flashback button
- 6x audio (HD audio, 7.1 sound)
Power supply:
- 1x 24 pin ATX12V
- 1x 8-pin ATX12V