ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 Motherboard

Motherboard Chipset – AMD B550

CPU Socket – AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen

Max Memory Slots – 4

Max Memory Support – 128

Motherboard Form Factor – ATX Form Factor

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OVERVIEW
The ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 motherboard is designed by and for gamers. Below its relentless look are plenty of gaming-based features and great gaming capabilities. It’s about bringing a new gaming experience for gamers. Whether you’re using headphones, headsets, external or internal speakers via USB, Wi-Fi, analog output or even HDMI, Nehemic Audio gives you the most exciting listening experience, vivid and rich in detail.

The ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 is ready for high performance and fast type 22110 M.2 NVMe SSD to meet the performance requirements. A simple troubleshooting tool that shows CPU / DRAM / VGA / BOOT operations every time the system is turned on. Post status checker is a quick and easy way to identify the source of the problem.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Model_B550 Phantom Gaming 4
CPU_– Supports AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 3000, 3000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, 5000, and 5000 G-Series Desktop Processors*
– Digi Power design
– 8 Power Phase design
Chipset_AMD B550
Form Factor_ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
– Solid Capacitor design
– 2oz Copper PCB
Memory_– Dual-Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
– 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
– AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer) support DDR4 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*
– AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4 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*
– 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*
– 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*
– AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso) support 3400+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– Max. the capacity of system memory: 128GB**
– Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
– 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots*For Ryzen Series APUs (Picasso, Cezanne, and Renoir), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs.
BIOS_AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer and Matisse)
– 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen4x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)*
AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne and Renoir)
– 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)*
AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso)
– 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x8 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)*
– 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots
– Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and CrossFireX
– 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module
Graphics_– Integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APU*
– DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0
– Shared memory default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports up to 16GB.**
– Supports HDMI 2.1 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) at 60Hz
– Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC, and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 2.1 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
– Supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) with HDMI 2.1
– Supports HDCP 2.3 with HDMI 2.1 Port***
– Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 2.1 Port
– Supports Microsoft PlayReady*Actual support may vary by CPU**The Max shared memory of 16GB requires 32GB system memory installed.***Picasso supports HDCP 2.2 with HDMI 2.0 Port
Audio_– 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC1200 Audio Codec)
– Premium Blu-ray Audio support
– Supports Surge Protection
– PCB Isolate Shielding
– Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel
– Nahimic Audio
LAN_– PCIe x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
– Realtek RTL8111H
– Supports Wake-On-LAN
– Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
– Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
– Supports PXE
Slots_AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer and Matisse)
– 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen4x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)*
AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne and Renoir)
– 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x16 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)*
AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso)
– 2 x PCI Express x16 Slots (PCIE1: Gen3x8 mode; PCIE3: Gen3 x4 mode)*
– 2 x PCI Express 3.0 x1 Slots
– Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX and CrossFireX
– 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module
*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Storage_– 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI, and Hot Plug*
– 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2260/2280/22110 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) (with Vermeer, Matisse) or Gen3x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Cezanne, Renoir and Picasso)**
– 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_3), supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module and M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s)**
* M2_3 and SATA3_5_6 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the other one will be disabled.
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
Connector_– 1 x COM Port Header
– 1 x SPI TPM Header
– 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
– 2 x RGB LED Headers*
– 2 x Addressable LED Headers**
– 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
– 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)
– 4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
– 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
– 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
– 1 x 4 pin 12V Power Connector
– 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
– 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
– 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
*Support in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip
**Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip
***The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
****The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN3/WP and CHA_FAN4/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
Rear Panel I/O_– 2 x Antenna Ports
– 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port
– 1 x HDMI Port
– 6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
– 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
– HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Software and UEFI_Software
– ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)
– ASRock Polychrome SYNC
– ASRock Key Master
– ASRock XFast LAN
UEFI
– ASRock Full HD UEFI
– ASRock Instant Flash
Support CD_– Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser and Toolbar
Accessories_– Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
– 2 x SATA Data Cables
– 3 x Screw for M.2 Socket
Hardware Monitor_– Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
– Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
– Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
– Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
– Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, CPU VDDCR_SOC, DRAM, VPPM, 1.05V_PROM_S5, +1.8V, VDDP
OS_– Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit
Certifications_– FCC, CE
– ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
Unique Feature_ASRock Super Alloy
– XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
– Premium 50A Power Choke
– Sapphire Black PCB
– High Density Glass Fabric PCB
– 2oz Copper PCB
ASRock Steel Slot Gen4
ASRock Hyper M.2 (PCIe Gen4x4)
ASRock POST Status Checker (PSC)
ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
Gaming Armor_Memory
– 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots
Cooling
– XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink
Audio
– Nahimic Audio
Product Dimension_12.0-in x 9.6-in (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)
Specification: ASRock B550 Phantom Gaming 4 Motherboard
Brand
Asrock

Product Type
Motherboards

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CPU PLATFORM
AMD

CPU SOCKET
AM4

FORM FACTOR
ATX

CHIPSET
AMD B550

MAXIMUM MEMORY
128 GB

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IDEAL FOR GAMING
YES

WARRANTY
3 Years Warranty