AMD Motherboards B550 Vs X570 Which Is the Better Option?
We know everyone always thinks before buying a suitable motherboard for their CPU, which makes a perfect pair with the processor and give the best and maximum performance with leverage speed. Now here we will show that B550 is a good option or X570, we will give you full details about these two motherboards and will give you a suggestion on which one you should buy.
The most confusing thing is the compatibility for many users so you need a motherboard that is future-proof, what is meant by future-proof, means that if AMD releases new processors the motherboard should support that processor without any issues. So here are the best options, these 2 motherboards are the motherboards with the highest priorities all the time, because of their performance and being feature-rich always with future-proof compatibility.
1. Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme
2. ASRock X570 Steel Legend WiFi ax
3. Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming Wi-Fi
B550 And X570 Latest Compatibility By AMD:
AMD Ryzen Zen 3 CPUs
AMD Ryzen 5000 Series
| Compare | B450 | B550 | X570 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU Graphics Support | X16 PCIe Gen 3 | X16 PCIe Gen 4 | X16 PCIe Gen 4 |
| CPU Storage Support | PCIe Gen 3 | PCIe Gen 4 | PCIe Gen 4 |
| CPU USB Ports | USB 3.1 Gen 1 | USB 3.1 Gen 2 | USB 3.1 Gen 2 |
| Dual Graphics Support | No | Yes | Yes |
| General Purpose Lanes | PCIe Gen 2 | PCIe Gen 3 | PCIe Gen 4 |
| CPU Chipset Uplink | PCIe Gen 3 | PCIe Gen 3 | PCIe Gen 4 |
| Overclocking Support | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Why Are X570 Chipset Motherboards Better Than B550 Motherboards?
- 1. X570 Motherboards Are Better At Overclocking Than B550
- 2. X570 Motherboards Are More Widely Compatible And Will Be the Same For The Future
- 3. X570 Motherboards Are More Valuable Than B550 With Lower Prices
- 4. X570 Motherboards Are More Feature-Rich Than B550 Mobo’s
1. X570 Supports Multiple PCIe 4.0 PCIe Slots
The Main Slot x16 which is mainly used for GPUs, this slot on B550 Motherboards and Also X570 both will be PCIe gen 4 but there’s a big difference here in these two motherboards and the difference is on the secondary slots of x16,x8,x4 and also for x1 all will be running on 4.0 Gen for only X570 motherboards but not all of them some variants will maybe still running on 3.0 PCIe, but on the other side for the b550 motherboard there is no support of PICe 4.0 on any secondary slot out there, so here X570 Motherboards takes a big advantage from this factor and it makes it more valuable over B550 motherboards.
2. Larger Number of PCIe 4.0 Lanes
The Latest X570 boards come with Super Fast 5G/10G LAN ports.
3. X570 Supports Ryzen 3000 Series APU
Like B550 Motherboards this X570 Motherboard doesn’t lack compatibility with the AMD Ryzen 3000 Series APU Processors which makes it a more widely compatible motherboard and will increase the overall sales of this motherboard.
4. X570 Supports Ryzen 2000 Series Processors
We know that B550 Motherboards are not compatible with these processors of AMD Ryzen series 2000, but here again, on Advantage of X570, we can just put any AMD Ryzen 2000 Series processor on all the X570 motherboards.
5. X570 Supports Dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 Slots
One of the biggest advantages of X570 motherboards over B550 motherboards is that it comes with Dual PCIe 4.0 M.2 Slots whereas the B550 only has a single M.2 Slot that can be run over PCIe Gen 4.
1. B550 Motherboard:
B550 Motherboards are the best options for overclockers and gamers who are willing to get a very high-clock CPU. B550 comes with very much enhanced VRM to give better heat dissipation than before on B450 motherboards. The B550 has the latest PCIe 4.0 support, this support is for 2 devices maximum one can be your M.2 SSD and the other will be your GPU or x16 slot, It guarantees PCIe 4.0 compatibility on this motherboard. It has 16x Graphics PCle Lanes, and 10x Flexible PCle® Gen 3 Lanes, and for storage devices it comes with 2×4 NVMe +2x SATA 6Gbps and
1×4 NVMe + 6x SATA 6Gbps slots.
Full Compatibility Details Of B550 (Must Read):
The b550 is a rebuilt of the b450 motherboard but comes with more I/O units, and better compatibilities, it comes with the support of the Latest AMD Zen 3 Processors which the B450 was not able to support, and also Zen 3 will be not supported on any older Motherboards than B550 so if you are here to get a motherboard for your AMD Zen 3 CPU then just go for B550 or X570 Motherboards only.
And one more thing is about the compatibility of this motherboard is that it won’t support the following APU (AMD CPUs with Integrated Graphics), AMD 3000G, 3200G, 3400G these 3 processors cant be paired with this B550 And also X570, So don’t buy for these motherboards for the following processors remember this.
1. Asus ROG Strix B550-F Gaming Wi-Fi
2. Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master
Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi
- 16x Graphics PCle® Gen 4 Lanes
- 10x Flexible PCle® Gen 3 Lanes
- 2×4 NVMe +2x SATA 6Gbps
- 1×4 NVMe + 6x SATA 6Gbps
- 2×4 NVMe +Controllers
- 8x General Purpose PCle Gen 4 lanes
- 4x SATA 6Gbps
- 1×4 PCle
- 6x SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps Ports
- 2x SuperSpeed USB 5Gbps Ports
- 6x Hi-Speed USB 480Mbps Ports
2. X570 Motherboard:
The X570 motherboard is one of the best AM4 motherboards right now in the market, and also the best option for any AMD latest Gen processor because it is very widely compatible and has support for the latest AMD Zen 3 Processors. The best thing about X570 is that it’s a PCIe Gen 4 for all the lanes and all the slots across the motherboard, which means it’s a complete PCIe 4.0 Motherboard that will give the highest speed ever before and there is no limitation on using or consuming PCIe Gen 4 slots.
Compatibility:
If we talk about the compatibility of this motherboard then it is widely compatible but like B550 Motherboard it also doesn’t support the AMDs following APUs, AMD 3000G, AMD 3200G, And AMD 3400G, so you can’t buy it for these 3 processors remember this. The X570 motherboards come with 1×4 PCIe Gen 4 Lanes and 2×2 PCIe Gen 4 Lanes, also 4×1 PCIe Gen 4 Lanes and for storage devices, it has 4x SATA 6Gbps slots.
1. Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Extreme
2. ASRock X570 Steel Legend WiFi ax
3. Asus X570 ROG Crosshair VIII Hero Wi-Fi
1×4 PCle 4.0 Lanes
2×2 PCle 4.0 Lanes
4×1 PCle 4.0 Lanes
4x SATA 6Gbps
