Tuesday, May 19th 2020
55 AMD B550 Chipset Motherboard Model Names Revealed
Model names of 55 motherboards based on the AMD B550 chipset were leaked to the web by momomo_us. In an unexpected surprise, it turns out that ASRock will have the largest lineup of motherboards, with 15 models. ASRock's lineup will be led by a premium Taichi model (already pictured), but will also include a Phantom Gaming Velocita model, besides Extreme4 and Steel Legend. MSI has the second largest lineup, with 14 models. There's a surprise here.
We earlier thought the MPG B550 Gaming Carbon will lead MSI's lineup, but it turns out that there will be a MEG B550 Unify model at the top. The rest of the lineup includes MPG Gaming Edge, MAG Tomahawk, MAG Mortar, and MAG Bazooka. GIGABYTE has the third largest lineup, with 12 models. The series is led by an AORUS Master model. There are several other AORUS Gaming SKUs based on this chipset - PRO, Elite, and their Mini-ITX variants. ASUS plans to bring 11 SKUs to the table, including four ROG Strix series boards that include Strix-E, Strix-F, and the Mini-ITX Strix-I. There are also three TUF Gaming SKUs, while the rest of the lineup is made up of the vanilla Prime series. Biostar has two models, and so does SOYO. AMD is expected to launch its B550 chipset in mid-June.
Source:
momomo_us (Twitter)
We earlier thought the MPG B550 Gaming Carbon will lead MSI's lineup, but it turns out that there will be a MEG B550 Unify model at the top. The rest of the lineup includes MPG Gaming Edge, MAG Tomahawk, MAG Mortar, and MAG Bazooka. GIGABYTE has the third largest lineup, with 12 models. The series is led by an AORUS Master model. There are several other AORUS Gaming SKUs based on this chipset - PRO, Elite, and their Mini-ITX variants. ASUS plans to bring 11 SKUs to the table, including four ROG Strix series boards that include Strix-E, Strix-F, and the Mini-ITX Strix-I. There are also three TUF Gaming SKUs, while the rest of the lineup is made up of the vanilla Prime series. Biostar has two models, and so does SOYO. AMD is expected to launch its B550 chipset in mid-June.
33 Comments on 55 AMD B550 Chipset Motherboard Model Names Revealed
1. Intel Nic
2. Realtek alc1200
I only need 1 Gen4 M.2 Slot and 1 x16 slot for 1 GPU. Don't need RBG lights on the board or a ridiculous amount of RGB headers. I would pair the board with a 3600 when they go on sale for around $160.
*edit*
Nevermind. Just ran across it.
www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-reverses-course-will-enable-zen-3-support-on-b450-and-x470-motherboards
That would be the first PC boards they've made in almost 20 years that I know of.
look how much "Air time" they are getting just a day before Intel's CPU launch :slight_smile:
WP AMD... WP.
Though I sense the implication is AMD couldn't just hand-over their implementation and ASMedia didn't figure it out, despite having support from AMD. Still doesn't sound quite right.
Here's hoping we don't get the instability we had back when 3rd parties were making chips for AMD, but we get another VIA KT266A instead ;)
I mean, I know the top guys there and I have worked with them in the past, very nice and helpful guys, both coming from me as an ex journalist and as an ex customer of theirs. However, it seems like some of their engineering practises might need improving.
Yeah, fingers crossed and no more USB bugs either for that matter. A lot of the ASMedia guys are actually ex VIA people. Both offices are about 10-15 minutes from where I live.