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| Features | gaming | gaming for overclocking | gaming for overclocking | for home/office | gaming for overclocking | gaming |
| Socket | AMD AM5 | AMD AM4 | AMD AM4 | AMD AM5 | AMD AM4 | AMD AM4 |
| Form factor | micro-ATX | micro-ATX | ATX | micro-ATX | micro-ATX | micro-ATX |
| Power phases | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| VRM heatsink |  | | | | | |
| LED lighting | | | |  | | |
| Lighting sync | MSI Mystic Light Sync | Asus Aura Sync | MSI Mystic Light Sync | Asus Aura Sync | ||
| Size (HxW) | 244x244 mm | 244x244 mm | 305x244 mm | 244x221 mm | 244x244 mm | 244x244 mm |
Chipset | ||||||
| Chipset | AMD B650 | AMD B550 | AMD B550 | AMD B650 | AMD B550 | AMD A520 |
| BIOS | Ami | Ami | Ami | Ami | Ami | Ami |
| UEFI BIOS | | | | | | |
RAM | ||||||
| DDR4 | 4 slot(s) | 4 slot(s) | 4 slot(s) | 4 slot(s) | ||
| DDR5 | 4 slot(s) | 2 slot(s) | ||||
| Memory module | DIMM | DIMM | DIMM | DIMM | DIMM | DIMM |
| Operation mode | 2 channel | 2 channel | 2 channel | 2 channel | 2 channel | 2 channel |
| Max. clock frequency | 7200 MHz | 4866 MHz | 4400 MHz | 6400 MHz | 4733 MHz | 4866 MHz |
| Max. memory | 256 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB | 96 GB | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| XMP | | | | | | |
| EXPO support | | | | | | |
Drive interface | ||||||
| SATA 3 (6Gbps) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| M.2 connector | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| M.2 | 2xPCI-E 4x | 2xSATA/PCI-E 4x | 1xSATA/PCI-E 4x, 1xPCI-E 4x | 2xPCI-E 4x | 1xSATA/PCI-E 4x, 1xSATA/PCI-E 2x | 1xSATA/PCI-E 4x |
| M.2 version | 2x4.0 | 1x4.0, 1x3.0 | 1x4.0, 1x3.0 | 1x3.0 | ||
| M.2 SSD cooling | | | | | | |
| Integrated RAID controller | | | | | | |
Expansion slots | ||||||
| 1x PCI-E slots | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| PCI-E 16x slots | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| PCI Modes | 16x/4x | 16x/4x | 16x/4x | |||
| PCI Express | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| CrossFire (AMD) | | | | | | |
| Steel PCI-E connectors | | | | | | |
Internal connections | ||||||
| TPM connector | | | | | | |
| USB 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| USB 3.2 gen1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| USB C 3.2 gen1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| USB C 3.2 gen2 | 1 | |||||
| ARGB LED strip | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| RGB LED strip | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| More features | Clear CMOS, COM port | |||||
Video outputs | ||||||
| D-Sub output (VGA) | | | | | | |
| DVI output | DVI-D | |||||
| HDMI output | | | | | | |
| HDMI version | v.2.1 | v.2.1 | v.2.1 | v.2.1 | v.2.1 | v.2.1 |
| DisplayPort | | | | | | |
| DisplayPort version | v.1.4 | v.1.4 | v.1.2 | |||
Integrated audio | ||||||
| Audiochip | Realtek ALC897 | Realtek ALC S1200A | Realtek ALC892 | Realtek | Realtek ALC887 | Realtek ALC887 |
| Sound (channels) | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Optical S/P-DIF | | | | | | |
Network interfaces | ||||||
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) | |||||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth v 5.3 | |||||
| LAN (RJ-45) | 2.5 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps | 1 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps | 1 Gbps | 1 Gbps |
| LAN ports | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LAN controller | Realtek RTL8125BG | Realtek RTL8125B | Realtek 8111H | Realtek | Realtek GbE | Realtek L8200A |
External connections | ||||||
| USB 2.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| USB 3.2 gen1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| USB 3.2 gen2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| USB C 3.2 gen2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| PS/2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| BIOS FlashBack | | | | | | |
Power connectors | ||||||
| Main power socket | 24 pin | 24 pin | 24 pin | 24 pin | 24 pin | 24 pin |
| CPU power | 8+8 pin | 8 pin | 8 pin | 8 pin | 8 pin | 8 pin |
| Fan power connectors | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| CPU Fan 4-pin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| CPU/Water Pump Fan 4-pin | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Chassis/Water Pump Fan 4-pin | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Added to E-Catalog | march 2024 | may 2020 | october 2020 | july 2023 | september 2020 | june 2023 |
