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.
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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
X570 is a byproduct of the fact that AMD didn't have a partner that could create a suitable PCIe 4.0 chipset for Ryzen 3000 and AMD then ended up flipping their I/O die and turning it into a rather big and hot chipset.
B550 is a PCIe 3.0 device, which would most likely not have been as impressive if it had been the launch chipset for Ryzen 3000, as people would've complained about gimped connectivity. It still suffers a bit from that, but as a budget to mid-range chipset I guess it's acceptable.
In the meantime, I had to bite the bullet and go for a X470 board which arrived defective and now, because of the lockdown, I'm stuck with it (will send it in for repairs when things settle down, but my return period expired). Just so you know why I'm bitter about B550 being so late ;)
That's unfortunate, but it happens at times. Now has to be the worst time to have anything computer related break.