The Asrock B550M-HDV is a motherboard that offers several unique features and utilizes ASRock Super Alloy components, including premium 50A power chokes, a Sapphire Black PCB, and a high-density glass fabric PCB. It also incorporates ASRock Hyper M.2 technology for fast storage performance and Full Spike Protection for USB, audio, and LAN ports.
The motherboard supports AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 3000, 3000 G-Series, 4000 G-Series, 5000, and 5000 G-Series Desktop Processors. It has a 6 power phase design and is based on the AMD B550 chipset.
In terms of memory, the motherboard supports dual-channel DDR4 memory technology with two DDR4 DIMM slots. The supported memory speeds vary depending on the processor type, ranging from DDR4 2400 to DDR4 4600+(OC) and higher. The maximum capacity of system memory is 64GB, and it supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules. The DIMM slots have 15μ gold contacts for better reliability.
The motherboard features integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APUs and supports DirectX 12 and Pixel Shader 5.0. It offers multiple graphics output options, including D-Sub, DVI-D, and HDMI. The HDMI port supports HDMI 2.1 with a maximum resolution of 4K x 2K (4096×2160) at 60Hz and supports HDR (High Dynamic Range). It also supports triple monitor setup.
For audio, the motherboard provides 7.1 CH HD Audio with the Realtek ALC887/897 Audio Codec. It supports surge protection to safeguard the audio output.
In terms of connectivity, the motherboard includes a PCIe x1 Gigabit LAN port with Realtek RTL8111H chipset, supporting Wake-On-LAN, Lightning/ESD protection, Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az, and PXE.
Expansion slots include one PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (x16 mode) for AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer and Matisse), one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (x16 mode) for AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne and Renoir), and one PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (x8 mode) and one PCIe 3.0 x1 slot for AMD Ryzen series APUs (Picasso).
The rear panel I/O features a PS/2 mouse/keyboard port, D-Sub, DVI-D, and HDMI ports for display connectivity, USB 2.0 and USB 3.2 Gen1 ports, an RJ-45 LAN port with LED indicators, and HD audio jacks.
The motherboard comes with ASRock software utilities such as A-Tuning and XFast LAN, as well as UEFI features like Full HD UEFI and Instant Flash for easy and convenient system management. It also provides hardware monitoring capabilities for temperature sensing, fan tachometer, fan speed control, case open detection, and voltage monitoring.
The Asrock B550M-HDV is a micro ATX form factor motherboard with a solid capacitor design, measuring 9.0 inches x 7.9 inches (23.0 cm x 20.1 cm).
