GIGABYTE B550I AORUS PRO AX Motherboard Supports 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors

AMD B550 Mini-ITX AORUS Motherboard with Direct 8 Phases Digital VRM, Advanced Thermal Design with Extended VRM Heatsink, Thermal Baseplate, Dual PCIe 4.0/3.0 M.2 with Thermal Guard, Intel^® WiFi 6 802.11ax, 2.5GbE LAN, RGB FUSION 2.0, Q-Flash Plus

• Supports 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ Processors
• Dual Channel ECC/ Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 2 DIMMs
• Direct 8 Phases Digital VRM Solution with 90A Smart Power Stage (SPS)
• Advanced Thermal Design with Extended & Multi-Layered Heatsink and Thermal Baseplate
• Ultra Durable™ PCIe 4.0 Ready x16 Slot
• Dual Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe 4.0/3.0 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard
• Onboard Intel^® WiFi 6 802.11ax 2T2R & BT5 with AORUS Antenna
• AMP-UP Audio with ALC1220-VB and Nichicon Audio Capacitors for Rear 120dB SNR
• Blazing Fast 2.5GbE LAN with Bandwidth Management
• USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C™ & DisplayPort + Dual HDMI Support
• RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone Addressable LED Light Show Design, Support Addressable LED & RGB LED Strips
• Smart Fan 5 Features Multiple Temperature Sensors , Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP and Noise Detection
• Q-Flash Plus Update BIOS without Installing the CPU, Memory and Graphics Card
• Pre-installed IO Shield for Easy and Quick Installation

• CPU
1. AMD Socket AM4, support for: 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ processors/ New Generation AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors

(Please refer "CPU Support List" for more information.)

• Chipset
1. AMD B550
• Memory
1. 2 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 64 GB (32 GB single DIMM capacity) of system memory
2. Support for DDR4 4866(O.C.)/4600(O.C.)/4400(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
3. Dual channel memory architecture
4. Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules
5. Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
6. Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules

(Please refer "Memory Support List" for more information.)

• Onboard Graphics

Integrated in the New Generation AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors:

1. 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 5120x2880@60 Hz
   * Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version, HDCP 2.3, and HDR.
2. 2 x HDMI ports, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096x2160@60 Hz
   * Support for HDMI 2.1 version, HDCP 2.3, and HDR.

Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
Maximum shared memory of 16 GB

• Audio
1. Realtek^® ALC1220-VB codec
   * The back panel line out jack supports DSD audio.
2. High Definition Audio
3. 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
   * To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
• LAN
1. Realtek^® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)
• Wireless Communication module

Intel^® Wi-Fi 6 AX200

1. WIFI a, b, g, n, ac with wave 2 features, ax, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band
2. BLUE.TOOTH 5
3. Support for 11ax 160MHz wireless standard and up to 2.4 Gbps data rate
   * Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.
• Expansion Slots

1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX16), integrated in the CPU:

1. 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ processors support PCIe 4.0 x16 mode
2. New Generation AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors support PCIe 3.0 x16 mode
• Storage Interface
1. 1 x M.2 connector (M2A_CPU), integrated in the CPU, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 SSDs:
   - 3rd Generation AMD Ryzen™ processors support SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSDs
   - New Generation AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics processors support SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSDs
2. 1 x M.2 connector (M2B_SB) on the back of the motherboard, integrated in the Chipset, supporting Socket 3, M key, type 2260/2280 SSDs:
   - Supporting SATA and PCIe 4.0 x4/x2 SSDs
3. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors, integrated in the Chipset:
   - Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10
• USB

CPU:

1. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports on the back panel

Chipset:

1. 1 x USB Type-C™ port on the back panel, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
2. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) on the back panel
3. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
4. 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header
• Internal I/O Connectors
1. 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2. 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
3. 1 x CPU fan header
4. 2 x system fan headers
5. 1 x addressable LED strip header
6. 1 x RGB LED strip header
7. 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
8. 2 x M.2 Socket 3 connectors
9. 1 x front panel header
10. 1 x front panel audio header
11. 1 x speaker header
12. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header
13. 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
14. 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2x6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S module only)
15. 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• Back Panel Connectors
1. 1 x DisplayPort
2. 2 x HDMI ports
3. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red)
4. 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
5. 1 x USB Type-C™ port, with USB 3.2 Gen 2 support
6. 1 x Q-Flash Plus button
7. 1 x RJ-45 port
8. 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
9. 3 x audio jacks
• I/O Controller
1. iTE^® I/O Controller Chip
• H/W Monitoring
1. Voltage detection
2. Temperature detection
3. Fan speed detection
4. Overheating warning
5. Fan fail warning
6. Fan speed control
   * Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.
• BIOS
1. 1 x 256 Mbit flash
2. Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
3. PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0
• Unique Features
1. Support for APP Center
   * Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
   @BIOS
   EasyTune
   Fast Boot
   Game Boost
   ON/OFF Charge
   RGB Fusion
   Smart Backup
   System Information Viewer
2. Support for Q-Flash Plus
3. Support for Q-Flash
4. Support for Xpress Install
• Bundled Software
1. Norton^® Internet Security (OEM version)
2. XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster (12 months license)
3. Realtek^® 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility
• Operating System
1. Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Form Factor
1. Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm
• Remark
1. Due to different Linux support condition provided by chipset vendors, please download Linux driver from chipset vendors' website or 3rd party website.
2. Most hardware/software vendors may no longer offer drivers to support Win9X/ME/2000/XP. If drivers are available from the vendors, we will update them on the GIGABYTE website.