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MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI Gaming Motherboard
MSI
| SKU
44581
$299.00
Unit price
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Warranty and Support
Warranty and Support
Warranty: 3 Years Return to Base Warranty
Returns: 14-day hassle-free exchanges and store credits, subject to terms and conditions outlined in our Returns Policy.
Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
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Description
Description
Conquer the Battlefield
The MAG series was born through rigorous quality testing and designed to be a symbol of sturdiness and durability. Focused on providing the best user experience, the MAG series has a simple installation process coupled with a friendly user interface making it the best choice for entry level gamers.
PREMIUM HARDWARE DESIGN
With years of experience, MSI is no strangeer to building high-performance motherbaords. Our R&D and engineering teams have reviesed countless designs, evaluated a wide selection of high quality components, and developed products for reliability even under extreme conditions.
THERMAL SOLUTION FOR MORE CORES AND HIGHER PERFORMANCE
With more cores’ processors, thermal and power design is more important to make sure the temperature keeps lower. MSI extended PWM heatsink and enhanced circuit design ensures even high-end CPU to run in full speed with MSI motherboards.
M.2 SHIELD FROZR
World’s fastest SSDs can start to lower performance when getting hot. Part of the motherboards heatsink design, M.2 Shield Frozr is the next generation M.2 thermal solution to avoid this by offering the best thermal protection to make sure that SSD maintains maximum performance.
FULLY CONTROLLABLE IN BIOS AND SOFTWARE
MSI motherboards let you manage speeds and temperatures for all your system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control allows you check your primary system characteristics in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for CPU and motherboard, which will adjust the fan speeds automatically.
OPTIMIZED FOR WATER COOLING
Designed to support the most popular All-In-One & customized water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water pump PIN header supports up to 3 amp, giving you full control of the water pump speed. A clearly marked ‘keep-out-zone’ allows for easy and safe installation and a perfect fit.
ENHANCED PERFORMANCE
High performance MSI motherboards are loaded with advanced features and the latest technology to overwhelm any challenge at hand no matter whether you're a gamer, prosumer, or PC enthusiast.
EXTREME STABILITY & COMPATIBILITY TESTING
MSI conducts thorough memory testing with the most popular memory brands under extreme conditions to ensure your system runs stable no matter what. Our memory partners include brands like Corsair, Crucial, Kingston, G.Skill and many more to optimize memory modules, configurations and even improve overclocking.
A HUGE STEP OF DDR PERFORMANCE
MSI OC LAB does not merely work hard on extreme overclocking. Compared to B450 motherboard memory A-XMP profile, MSI does have great improvement on performance and efficiency for B550 motherboards. Easy to enable A-XMP profile with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.
EASY OVERCLOCKING WITH A-XMP PROFILE
The A-XMP in MSI BIOS are tested and certified by MSI OC LAB. It is easy to enable with auto power settings to get the best memory speed and stability.
BIOS & SOFTWARE
- CLICK BIOS 5: Get more from a loaded BIOS designed for ease of use. Fine-tune the motherboard for gaming performance, efficiency, or overclocking world records!
- MSI CENTER: MSI brand new MSI Center unifies a suite of MSI software utilities into a single centralized application. Take control of advanced motherboards features and unleash endless possibilities.
- RESIZABLE BAR (RE-SIZE BAR): Resizable BAR (Re-Size BAR) is an advanced PCI Express feature that enables the CPU to access the entire GPU frame buffer at once and improve performance.
CONNECTIVITY
MSI motherboards are builit with a variety of commectors to satisfy gamers. Enhanced audio, advanced LAN networking capabilities, USB and Mystic Light turn any gaming experience into an immerse one.
NETWORKING
- HIGH-BANDWIDTH AND LOW-LATENCY NETWORK: 2.5Gbps LAN provides incredible data transfer speed faster than general Gigabit LAN. This is a premium solution for demanding users.
- SURFACING WITH THE REAL MU-MIMO TECHNOLOGY: The latest Wi-Fi 6E solution supports 6GHz spectrum, Bluetooth 5.2, two-way MU-MIMO and BSS color technology, provide up to 4X network capacity and efficiency in the high signal density environment, delivering speeds up to 2400Mbps.
- OPTIMIZE ONLINE GAMING TRAFFIC FOR LOWER LATENCY: MSI LAN Manager automatically classifies and prioritizes the latency-sensitive applications for online games, giving you the best online gaming experience with low latency.
AUDIO BOOST
- DEDICATED HIGH DEFINITION AUDIO PROCESSOR: Make sure you enjoy the purest sound quality in both stereo and surround sound.
- HIGH QUALITY AUDIO CAPACITORS: A high fidelity sound experience with exceptional acoustics and realism for studio level headphones is ensured.
- HIGH QUALITY AUDIO JACKS WITH S/PDIF:Keep your sound perfect by transmit your audio with pure digital signal.
ISOLATED AUDIO SIGNAL
- ISOLATED AUDIO DESIGN: Like a dedicated sound card, audio components and circuits have been laid on a reserved motherboard section and electrically isolated.
- SEPARATED AUDIO LAYERS FOR CLEAN LEFT & RIGHT CHANNELS:Using separated layers in the PCB ensures equally pristine sound quality for both left and right audio channels.
DE-POP PROTECTION
Audio Boost protects your ears by eliminating those annoying loud popping sounds when you plug/unplug devices or turn your PC on/off.
Specifications
Specifications
| PROCESSOR | Supports AMD Ryzen™ 5000 Series, 5000 G-Series, 4000G-Series, and 3000 Series processors. See supported processors. |
| CHIPSET | AMD B550 Chipset |
| MEMORY |
4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB. Supports DDR4 1866 / 2133 / 2400 / 2667 / 2800 / 2933 / 3000 / 3066 / 3200 MHz by JEDEC Supports DDR4 2667 / 2800 / 2933 / 3000 / 3066 / 3200 / 3466 / 3600 / 3733 / 3866 / 4000 / 4133 / 4266 / 4400 / 4533 / 4600 / 4733 / 4800 / 4866 / 5000 / 5100+ MHz by A-XMP OC MODE • 1DPC 1R max speed 5100 MHz • 1DPC 2R max speed 3866 MHz • 2DPC 1R max speed 4000 MHz • 2DPC 2R max speed 3600 MHz Dual channel memory architecture Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory and ECC UDIMM memory (operate in non-ECC mode) Supports un-buffered memory Please refer to www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory. See supported memory. |
| EXPANSION SLOT |
1x PCIe 4.0 / 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1) 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E3), supports x4 speed 2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots The supported specification depends on the installed processor. When installing devices in M.2_2, PCI_E2 & PCI_E3 slots simultaneously, PCI_E3 slot will be unavailable, and M2_2 slot will only support PCIe x2. |
| MULTI-GPU | Supports AMD CrossFire™ Technology |
| ONBOARD GRAPHICS |
1x HDMI™ 2.1 port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @60Hz. Supports HDCP 1.4 & 2.3 1x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @60Hz. Maximum shared memory of 16 GB. Available for processors with integrated graphics. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed. |
| STORAGE |
AMD B550 Chipset 6x SATA 6Gb/s ports 2x M.2 slots (Key M): • M2_1 slot (from AMD Processor) supports PCIe 4.0 / 3.0 x4 and SATA 6Gb/s. Supports 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 storage devices. • M2_2 slot (from AMD B550 chipset) supports PCIe 3.0 x4. Supports 2242 / 2260 / 2280 storage devices. The supported specification depends on the installed processor. |
| RAID | Supports RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices. Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices. |
| USB |
AMD B550 Chipset: • 3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (1 Type-C internal connector, and 2 ports through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector) • 6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors) AMD Processor: • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-C port and 1 Type-A port on the back panel) • 2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A ports on the back panel |
| AUDIO | Realtek® ALC897 Codec. 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio. Supports S/PDIF output. |
| LAN | 1x Realtek® RTL8125B 2.5Gbps LAN controller |
| WIRELESS LAN & BLUETOOTH |
AMD® Wi-Fi 6E The Wireless module is pre-installed in the M.2 (Key-E) slot Supports MU-MIMO TX/RX Supports 20MHz / 40MHz / 80MHz bandwidth in 2.4GHz / 5GHz or 6GHz bands Supports 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac / ax Supports Bluetooth® 5.2 Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz may depend on every country’s regulations and will be ready in Windows 10 version 21H1 and Windows 11. |
| INTERNAL CONNECTORS |
1x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors 2x M.2 slots (M-Key) 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-C port 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports) 2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports) 1x 4-pin CPU fan connector 1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector 6x 4-pin system fan connectors 1x Front panel audio connector 2x System panel connectors 1x Chassis Intrusion connector 2x 4-pin RGB LED connectors 2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors 1x TPM module connector 1x Clear CMOS jumper |
| BACK PANEL PORTS |
Keyboard / Mouse DisplayPort 1.4 2.5G LAN Port USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Antenna Audio Connectors Flash BIOS Button USB 2.0 Port HDMI™ 2.1 Port USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-C Optical S/PDIF OUT |
| DIMENSIONS | ATX Form Factor 12 in. x 9.6 in. (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm) |
| MOUNTING | 9 mounting holes |
| OPERATING SYSTEM | Support for Windows® 11 64-bit, Windows® 10 64-bit |