MSI B550-A Pro
£110.99
- £110.99 ex VAT
PRO series helps users work smarter by delivering an efficient and productive experience. Featuring stable functionality and high-quality assembly, PRO series motherboards provide not only optimized professional workflows but also less troubleshooting and longevity.
USER FRIENDLY DESIGN
MSI motherboards feature tons of convenient and smart design for DIY users, countless system tuning and troubleshooting tools are at your disposal to push your system to new heights and satisfy even the most demanding tweaker. Makes it so easy to install your own motherboard without any issue.
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 with 7W/mK thermal pad ensures even high-end processors 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.
EASY BIOS RECOVERY WITH FLASH BIOS BUTTON
Run into trouble when updating your BIOS? Simply flash the old BIOS version back and continue working within minutes with Flash BIOS Button. Flash BIOS Button even works without a CPU, memory or graphics card installed!
EZ DEBUG LED
Run into trouble? Onboard LEDs for key components will indicate the source of the problem so you know exactly where to look to get up and running again.
XL CLIP
The enlarged PCI-E clip helps you swap or remove your devices easier. Keep the PCI-E slot stronger and safer.
EASY TO ARRANGE YOUR CABLES
Not clever at cable arrangement? MSI Atypical PCB design not only the identity of stylish but also makes SATA and USB cable routing easier. Arranges cable neatly even you are not familiar with system build.
FORTIFY YOUR SYSTEM WITH PCI-E STEEL ARMOR
MSI PCI Express Steel Armor slots are secured to the motherboard with extra solder points and support the weight of heavy graphics cards. When every advantage in games counts, Steel Armor shields the point of contact from electromagnetic interference.
ULTIMATE MOTHERBOARD PROTECTION
Double ESD protection doubles up the grounding layer around the mounting holes, preventing static discharge surges from damaging the motherboard.
CONNECTIVITY
The most important thing of DIY is expandability. MSI PRO series motherboards feature plenty possibility for prosumers’ need. Stable LAN, faster storage and USB transfer speed and other expandable connectors are ready to enlarge your flexibility.
FAST AND FUTURE-READY STORAGE
MSI PRO series motherboards support all the latest storage standards, which allows users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Higher efficiency makes your work easier.
LIGHTNING GEN 4 M.2
Utilizing 3rd Gen Ryzen processors, MSI B550 motherboards feature latest Lightning Gen 4 M.2 which is the fastest onboard storage solution on the market with up to 64 Gb/s transfer speed.
MAXIMIZE YOUR USB DEVICE PERFORMANCE
Read and write your files over USB faster than ever. MSI PRO series motherboards offer a wide variety of options to connect and boost your USB devices, delivering 10Gbps transferring speed by both USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A and Type-C.
USB FRONT TYPE-C
MSI motherboards support USB Front Type-C that allows gamers to connect with the latest USB devices. Built up a system with MSI PC case to have the most convenient experience.
EXTEND YOUR RGB EXPERIENCE WITH EASE
Add your color if you want! Mystic Light Extension pin header provides an intuitive way to control additional RGB strips and other RGB peripherals added to a system, without needing a separate RGB controller.
EXPERIENCE MORE
MSI PRO series motherboards are designed to satisfy any professional workflow. Elevate your listening pleasure and enjoy extreme sound quality. Moreover, with years of experience in creating performance enhancing tools that are easy to use, only the highest quality applications are at your disposal. The ext
- Support for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors and future AMD Ryzen processors with BIOS update
- Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 4400(OC) MHz
- Lightning Fast Experience: PCIe 4.0, Lightning Gen4 x4 M.2 with M.2 Shield Frozr, AMD Turbo USB 3.2 Gen 2
- Premium Thermal Solution: Extended Heatsink Design with additional choke thermal pad and 7W/mK pad, and M.2 Shield Frozr are built for high performance system and non-stop works
- Powerful Design: Core Boost, Digital PWM IC, 2oz Thickened Copper PCB, Creator Genie, DDR4 Boost
- Audio Boost: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality
- Multi-GPU: With Steel armor PCI-E slots. Supports 2-Way AMD Crossfire
- Dragon Center: A brand new software which integrates all MSI exclusive tools with user friendly user interface
Specifications
| Audio output channels | 7.1 channels |
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC892 |
| Clear CMOS jumper | Yes |
| PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slots | 2 |
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots | 1 |
| Number of M.2 (M) slots | 2 |
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slots | 1 |
| Product colour | Black |
| Component for | PC |
| Motherboard form factor | ATX |
| Motherboard chipset family | AMD |
| Number of mounting holes | 9 |
| On-board graphics card | No |
| Maximum graphics card memory | 16000 MB |
| USB 2.0 connectors | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors | 1 |
| Number of SATA III connectors | 6 |
| Front panel audio connector | Yes |
| ATX Power connector (24-pin) | Yes |
| CPU fan connector | Yes |
| Number of chassis fan connectors | 6 |
| 12V power connector | Yes |
| RGB LED pin header | Yes |
| TPM connector | Yes |
| Chassis intrusion connector | Yes |
| Harmonized System (HS) code | 84733020 |
| Memory slots type | DIMM |
| Memory channels | Dual-channel |
| Supported memory types | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Number of memory slots | 4 |
| ECC сompatibility | ECC & Non-ECC |
| Supported memory clock speeds | 1866,2133,2400,2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4800 MHz |
| Wi-Fi | No |
| Ethernet LAN | Yes |
| Ethernet interface type | Gigabit Ethernet |
| LAN controller | Realtek 8111H |
| Cables included | SATA |
| Drivers included | Yes |
| Maximum internal memory | 128 GB |
| Motherboard chipset | AMD B550 |
| Compatible processor series | AMD Ryzen 3000 Series |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 4 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | 2 |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity | 1 |
| DisplayPorts quantity | 1 |
| Maximum resolution | 4096 x 2160 pixels |
| Processor manufacturer | AMD |
| Processor socket | Socket AM4 |
| Parallel processing technology support | 2-Way CrossFireX |
| Maximum number of SMP processors | 1 |
| PS/2 ports quantity | 1 |
| Supported storage drive interfaces | SATA III |
| Supported storage drive types | HDD & SSD |
| RAID levels | 0, 1, 10 |
| Width | 305 mm |
| Depth | 244 mm |
| Height | 65 mm |
| Weight | 1 kg |
Specifications provided by the manufacturer via Icecat.
