ASRock B550 Steel Legend ATX Motherboard is built for daily users and enthusiasts. It is made with reliable components and provides a stable performance. The PC motherboard features 4 x DDR4 RAM (up to 128GB), an attractive appearance. ASRock B550 Steel Legend ATX Motherboard always provides up-to-mark performance for every task.
Whether you’re using headphones, headsets, external or internal speakers via USB, Wi-Fi, analog output, or even HDMI, Nahimic Audio gives you the most exciting listening experience, vivid and rich in detail.
Feature Highlights:
Adaptable with AMD AM4 Socket – Ryzen 3000 & 3000 G-Series, Ryzen 4000 G-Series, Ryzen 5000 & 5000 G-Series Desktop CPU. But does not support AMD Athlon Processors.
14 Power Phase Design.
Digi Power with 50A Dr. MOS.
Compatible with DDR4 4733+ (OC)
Available Slots – 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16, 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16, 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1, and 1 x M.2 Key E for WiFi Setup.
1. ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2
a. ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s)
b. ASRock USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) 2. ASRock Super Alloy
a. XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
b. Premium 60A Power Choke
c. 50A Dr.MOS
d. Premium Memory Alloy Choke (Reduces 70% core loss compared to iron powder choke)
e. Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan-made high-quality conductive polymer capacitors)
f. I/O Armor
g. Matte Black PCB
h. High-Density Glass Fabric PCB
i. 2oz Copper PCB 3. 2.5G LAN 4. ASRock Steel Slot Gen4 5. ASRock Full Coverage M.2 Heatsink 6. ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4) 7. ASRock Ultra USB Power 8. ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) 9. ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
CPU
1. Supports AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 3000, 3000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, 5000 and 5000 G-Series Desktop Processors
2. Digi Power design
3. 14 Power Phase design Note – Not compatible with AMD Athlon Processors.
Chipset
1. AMD B550
Memory
1. Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
2. 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
3. AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer) support DDR4 4733+ (OC) / 4666 (OC) / 4600 (OC) / 4533 (OC) / 4466 (OC) / 4400 (OC) / 4333 (OC) / 4266 (OC) / 4200 (OC) / 4133 (OC) / 4000 (OC) / 3866 (OC) / 3800 (OC) / 3733 (OC) / 3600 (OC) / 3466 (OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory
4. AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4 4733+ (OC) / 4666 (OC) / 4600 (OC) / 4533 (OC) / 4466 (OC) / 4400 (OC) / 4333 (OC) / 4266 (OC) / 4200 (OC) / 4133 (OC) / 4000 (OC) / 3866 (OC) / 3800 (OC) / 3733 (OC) / 3600 (OC) / 3466 (OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory
5. AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne) support DDR4 4733+ (OC) / 4666 (OC) / 4600 (OC) / 4533 (OC) / 4466 (OC) / 4400 (OC) / 4333 (OC) / 4266 (OC) / 4200 (OC) / 4133 (OC) / 4000 (OC) / 3866 (OC) / 3800 (OC) / 3733 (OC) / 3600 (OC) / 3466 (OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory
6. AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir) support DDR4 4733+ (OC) / 4666 (OC) / 4600 (OC) / 4533 (OC) / 4466 (OC) / 4400 (OC) / 4333 (OC) / 4266 (OC) / 4200 (OC) / 4133 (OC) / 4000 (OC) / 3866 (OC) / 3800 (OC) / 3733 (OC) / 3600 (OC) / 3466 (OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory
7. AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso) support DDR4 3600+ (OC) / 3466 (OC) / 3200 (OC) / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory
8. Max. capacity of system memory: 128GB
9. Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
10. 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots Note – Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
BIOS
1. 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
2. Supports “Plug and Play”
3. ACPI 5.1 compliance wake-up events
4. Supports jumperfree
5. SMBIOS 2.3 support
6. CPU, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, VTT_DDR Offset, CPU VDD 1.8 Voltage Multi-adjustment
Graphics
1. Integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APU
2. DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0
3. Shared memory default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports up to 16GB.
4. Dual graphics output: support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.4 ports by independent display controllers
5. Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 60Hz
6. Supports DisplayPort 1.4 with max. resolution up to 5K (5120×2880)@120Hz
7. Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC, and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.1 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
8. Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.1
9. Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports
10. Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 Ports
11. Supports Microsoft PlayReady Note –
1. Actual support may vary by CPU
2. The Max shared memory 16GB requires 32GB system memory installed.
3. Picasso supports HDCP 2.2 with HDMI 2.0 Port
Audio
1. 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec)
2. Premium Blu-ray Audio support
3. Supports Surge Protection
4. 120dB SNR DAC with Differential Amplifier
5. NE5532 Premium Headset Amplifier for Front Panel Audio Connector (Supports up to 600 Ohm headsets)
6. Pure Power-In
7. Direct Drive Technology
8. PCB Isolate Shielding
9. Impedance Sensing on Rear Out port
10. Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
11. Gold Audio Jacks
12. 15μ Gold Audio Connector
13. Nahimic Audio
LAN
1. 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s 2. Dragon RTL8125BG 3. Supports Dragon 2.5G LAN Software
a. Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control
b. Visual User Friendly UI
c. Visual Network Usage Statistics
d. Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes
e. User Customized Priority Control 4. Supports Wake-On-LAN 5. Supports Lightning/ESD Protection 6. Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az 7. Supports PXE
Slots
1. AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer and Matisse)
a. 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen4x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode) 2. AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne and Renoir)
a. 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode) 3. AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso)
a. 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x8 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)
b. 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots
c. Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and CrossFireX
d. 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module
e. 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1) Note – Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks.
Storage
1. 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug
2. 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) (with Vermeer, Matisse) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Cezanne, Renoir and Picasso)
3. 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280/22110 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) Note –
1. M2_2 and SATA3_5_6 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the other one will be disabled.
2. Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
3. Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
Connector
1. 1 x SPI TPM Header
2. 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
3. 2 x RGB LED Headers (Note – Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip)
4. 2 x Addressable LED Headers (Note – Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip)
5. 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin) (Note – The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.)
6. 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) (Note – CPU_FAN2/WP_3A supports the water cooler fan of maximum 3A (36W) fan power.)
7. 5 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control) (Note – The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.)
8. 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
9. 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
10. 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector (Hi-Density Power Connector)
11. 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector (15μ Gold Audio Connector)
12. 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
13. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
14. 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports ESD Protection)
15. 1 x Dr. Debug with LED Note – CPU_FAN2/WP_3A, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN3/WP, CHA_FAN4/WP, and CHA_FAN5/WP can auto-detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
Rear Panel I/O
1. 2 x Antenna Mounting Points
2. 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
3. 1 x HDMI Port
4. 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
5. 1 x Optical SPDIF OutPort
6. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
7. 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection)
8. 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
9. 4 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) (Note – Ultra USB Power is supported on USB_34 ports.)
10. 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
11. HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) Note – ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB_34 ports.
Software and UEFI
1. Software
a. ASRock Motherboard Utility (A-Tuning)
b. ASRock Dragon 2.5G LAN Software
c. ASRock Polychrome SYNC (Note – These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.) 2. UEFI
a. ASRock Full HD UEFI
b. ASRock Instant Flash
Support CD
1. Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
Hardware Monitor
1. Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
2. Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
3. Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
4. Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
5. Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, CPU VDD 1.8V
OS
1. Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit
Certifications
1. FCC, CE
2. ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
Form Factor
1. ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
2. 2oz Copper PCB
Accessories
1. Quick Installation Guide, Support CD
2. 2 x SATA Data Cables
3. 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
4. 2 x Standoffs for M.2 Sockets
