MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK AM4 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Motherboard
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MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK AM4 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Motherboard

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Shopper : Why does it come with wifi antennas? This version of the motherboard doesn't have a wifi chipset on it right?
Shopper : Is the bios set for 3000 serise cpu or 5000?DALLEN M : If you get one that's on the earlier bios versions (for the 3000 series) you can easily flash the motherboard to a newer version if you have a USB stick. If you need a tutorial, you can find one on Youtube v=eNi0Y0CFDEI .Shopper : You can flash the BIOS if you happen to get one that's for the earlier series. You just need a usb drive to do so. If you need a tutorial you can find one on Youtube: v=eNi0Y0CFDEI .
Shopper : Why Did You Choose This?Owen F : Needed it!MARISA T : i’m building my first pc!JASON C : New PC. I bought my pc case from you guys and it’s amazing so why not the last piece of it as wellsamuel f : Its a motherboardGary P : Rating is goodZACHARY D : Thank Pc part pickerDAKOTA H : Good part reviewsJEREMY J : friend said this was a good motherboardROBERT C : It was recommended by a friend.SCOTT K : I am looking for a great motherboard for my first ever PCRYAN L : Cause why notJAEMYN W : for pcERIK R : g a m e rLEO G : For my PC buildSPENCER B : I’m building a pcEVAN P : yummyPABLO R : it was recommended by system builderDARIUSZ H : Great component for my buildCARLOS D : building pcMARCUS P : highly recommended for gaming, streaming, and editing.JANIS V : coolEDWARD C : needed itMagdiel L : Everything for Zero TwoTom C : I'm building a PC and this is the motherboard I wantCORDEL Z : My son did the research.diomedes v : my friend recommended itNathan K : Its was compatible with the ryzn 5 3600. And all the other componentsAnthony P : It was on list of parts i need and this mother board was pretty good price compared to others on the market rnANDREW B : Needed a good mobo with a newer socketJonathan Q : Starting to build my first pc and got a lot of pointers for this specific motherboardDAVID L : Worked with my setupSERGIO P : it was recommendedDALE P : My Grandson choice it.JACOB B : To build my gaming pc.STEVEN M : Building a pcJEREMIAH F : Making a PCALEXANDER A : i wanted it for game computerTREY P : building a new pcPRISCILLA M : I ordered this item at the request of my grandson who is building his own computer.Philip M : Friend recommended it

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2022-06-08T09:52:10

Rated 5 out of 5

10/10, would recommend

Build quality of the board is amazing. Loving how it performs. Only complaint that I have is how the packaging could?ve been better; however, nothing was damaged so I?m satisfied nevertheless.

REA N.

2022-06-07T09:01:41

Rated 5 out of 5

Awesome!!!

Amazing product, especially for its price. In my opinion, its punching $100 above its weight-class. Both m.2 slots onboard are PCI-E Gen. 4, along with the top 16x slot. I am running it with Windows 10, a Ryzen 5 5600X, 32Gb of CL16, 3200 Mhz RAM, and a Radeon RX 570 XFX Edition, and everything is buttery smooth. It boots quickly, and its front IO compatibility is great, with 2 gen 2.0, 1 3.2 Gen 1, and 1 3.2 Gen 2 USB. Would Def. recommend

CALVIN W.

2022-04-13T13:14:03

Rated 4 out of 5

Good Hardware, Meh Software

Very good. However, the bios/uefi user interface could probably use a little improving, but the board itself handles everything I want it to. The default game mode (for overclocking) seems to behave best for most of what I want it to do, however I may update this review later after I've had a chance to do more overclocking and play with the board more. For normal users though, this is a great board, though I sort of wish it had more PCI express lanes. The board I got came with a new enough bios version that I could use a Ryzen9 5950X without having to flash (though I did update it to a newer version later), however you can actually flash this one without a CPU if you need to. MSI Center still sucks (one reason why this is not 5 stars) and I'm disappointed by some of the RGB color management software in MSI's 'Mystic Light'. (For example, they have a CPU temp monitor option which I was excited about, but you can't customize the colors at all with that option you just get what they set (green is a terrible default color). Also it doesn't work with Linux (no surprises there). I ended up uninstalling MSI Center and used OpenRGB for managing my lighting instead (this worked much better).

DALLEN M.

2022-02-20T08:08:50

Rated 5 out of 5

Amazing

This motherboard was something special. It handled the bios update I needed incredibly quickly and it was really easy and nice to look at I highly recommend this product to anyone who wants to build an amazing pc.

TYLER J.

2021-03-30T10:28:23

Rated 4 out of 5

Not perfect with Linux

Great motherboard for the price. Lost one star because I found out it isn't fully compatible with Linux Ubuntu applications. I have to get a separate adapter to use argb lights and fans that are controlled by the app OpenRGB. Otherwise, no complaints on size or space to plug in things.

Melissa P.

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MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK Specifications

  • Socket

    AM4

  • CPU (Max Support)

    RYZEN 9

  • Chipset

    AMD B550 Chipset

  • Chipset

    AMD B550 Chipset

  • DDR4 Memory

    5100(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4866(OC)/ 4800(OC)/ 4600(OC)/ 4533(OC)/ 4400(OC)/ 4300(OC)/ 4266(OC)/ 4200(OC)/ 4133(OC)/ 4000(OC)/ 3866(OC)/ 3733(OC)/ 3600(OC)/ 3466(OC)/ 3400(OC)/ 3333(OC)/ 3300(OC)/ 3200(JEDEC)/ 3000(JEDEC)/ 2933(JEDEC)/ 2666(JEDEC)/ 2400(JEDEC)/ 2133(JEDEC) MHz

  • Memory Channel

    Dual

  • DIMM Slots

    4

  • Max Memory (GB)

    128

  • PCI-E X16

    2

  • PCI-E X1

    2

  • SATAIII

    6

  • M.2 Slot

    2

  • USB 3.2 Ports

    Front: 1(Gen 1, Type C), 2(Gen 1, Type A)
    Rear: 1(Gen 2, Type C), 1(Gen 2, Type A), 2(Gen 1, Type A)

  • USB 2.0 Ports

    Front: 4
    Rear: 2

  • Audio Ports (Rear)

    5+ Optical S/PDIF (Realtek ALC1200 Codec)

  • Displayport

    1

  • HDMI

    1

  • Directx

    12

  • Form Factor

    ATX

  • Crossfire

    Y

  • Operating System

    Support for Windows 10 64-bit

  • Processor

    Supports AM4 socket 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors, and future AMD Ryzen processors with BIOS update

  • Memory

    4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB

    Supports DDR4 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200 MHz by JEDEC
    Supports DDR4 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466/ 3600/ 3733/ 3866/ 4000/ 4133/ 4266/ 4400/ 4533/ 4600/ 4733/ 4800/ 4866+ MHz by A-XMP OC MODE

    1DPC 1R max speed 4866 MHZ
    1DPC 2R max speed 3866 MHZ
    2DPC 1R max speed 4000 MHZ

  • Memory (Contd.)

    2DPC 2R max speed 3600 MHZ
    Dual channel memory architecture
    Supports non-ECC UDIMM memory
    Supports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
    Supports un-buffered memory

  • Expansion Slot

    1x PCIe 4.0/ 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E1)
    1x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (PCI_E3), supports x4 speed
    2x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots

  • Multi-GPU

    Supports 2-Way AMD CrossFire Technology

  • Onboard Graphics

    1x HDMI port, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @24Hz
    1x DisplayPort, supports a maximum resolution of 4096x2160 @60Hz
    Maximum shared memory of 2048 MB

  • Storage

    AMD B550 Chipset

    6x SATA 6Gb/s ports
    2x M.2 slots (Key M)

    M2_1 slot (from AMD Processor)
    Supports PCIe 4.0/ 3.0 x4
    Supports SATA 6Gb/s
    Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280/ 22110 storage devices
    M2_2 slot (from AMD B550 chipset)
    Supports PCIe 3.0x4
    Supports 2242/ 2260/ 2280 storage devices

  • Raid

    Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
    Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

  • USB

    AMD B550 Chipset

    3x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports (1 Type-C internal connector, and 2 ports are available through the internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector)
    6x USB 2.0 ports (2 Type-A ports on the back panel, 4 ports through the internal USB 2.0 connectors)
    AMD Processor
    2x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps ports (1 Type-C port and 1 Type-A port on the back panel)
    2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A ports on the back panel

  • Audio

    Realtek ALC1200 Codec
    7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
    Supports S/PDIF output

  • LAN

    1x Realtek RTL8125B 2.5Gbps LAN controller
    1x Realtek RTL8111H 1Gbps LAN controller

  • Internal connectors

    1x 24-pin ATX main power connector
    1x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
    6x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
    2x M.2 slots (M-Key)
    1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-C port
    1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps connector (supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps ports)
    2x USB 2.0 connectors (supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports)
    1x 4-pin CPU fan connector
    1x 4-pin water-pump fan connector

  • Internal connectors (Contd.)

    6x 4-pin system fan connectors
    1x Front panel audio connector
    2x System panel connectors
    1x Chassis Intrusion connector
    2x 4-pin RGB LED connectors
    2x 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors
    1x TPM module connector
    1x Clear CMOS jumper

  • Back panel ports

    PS/2 Combo Port
    DisplayPort
    2.5G LAN Port
    1G LAN Port
    HD Audio Connectors
    Flash BIOS Button
    USB 2.0 Port
    HDMI Port
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps (Type-A)
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps (Type-A + Type-C)
    Optical S/PDIF OUT

  • Mounting

    9 mounting holes

  • Dimensions

    ATX Form Factor: 12 x 9.6" (30.5 x 24.4cm)

  • UPC Code

    824142217627

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10/10, would recommend

By REA N.

Build quality of the board is amazing. Loving how it performs. Only complaint that I have is how the packaging could?ve been better; however, nothing was damaged so I?m satisfied nevertheless.

Awesome!!!

By CALVIN W.

Amazing product, especially for its price. In my opinion, its punching $100 above its weight-class. Both m.2 slots onboard are PCI-E Gen. 4, along with the top 16x slot. I am running it with Windows 10, a Ryzen 5 5600X, 32Gb of CL16, 3200 Mhz RAM, and a Radeon RX 570 XFX Edition, and everything is buttery smooth. It boots quickly, and its front IO compatibility is great, with 2 gen 2.0, 1 3.2 Gen 1, and 1 3.2 Gen 2 USB. Would Def. recommend

You can dominate the digital battlefield with the MAG B550 TOMAHAWK AM4 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Motherboard, a symbol of reliability, durability, and high-performance. Born from rigorous quality testing, this motherboard is designed to provide an optimal user experience, making it an excellent choice for both entry-level gamers and seasoned pros.

The MAG B550 TOMAHAWK motherboard boasts an innovative Core Boost Technology with a premium layout design, ready to unleash maximum performance. Its 6-layer PCB with 2oz thickened copper ensures high performance and long-lasting system stability, even under the most extreme conditions.

For those seeking superior performance, this motherboard features a Digital PWM, the highest quality component digital power IC, ensuring your system runs smoothly. It also includes a PCIe Steel Armor, protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI for better performance, stability, and strength.

The MAG B550 TOMAHAWK motherboard is equipped with a Premium Thermal Solution, an extended heatsink, and an enhanced circuit design. This ensures even high-end processors run at full speed. The M.2 Shield Frozr, a strengthened built-in M.2 thermal solution, keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, allowing them to run faster.

This motherboard also offers high-speed transmission with its Turbo USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps with a reversible Type-C connector. The 2.5G Plus Gigabit LAN with LAN manager delivers a superior network experience. The DDR4 Boost provides pure data signals for the best gaming and overclocking performance, while the Lightning Gen 4 Solution offers up to 64GB/s bandwidth for maximum transfer speed.

With a user-friendly design, the MAG B550 TOMAHAWK motherboard features a pre-installed IO shielding, making your installation process easier and safer. The motherboard also includes an EZ DEBUG LED, an onboard LED for key components, indicating the source of the problem for easy troubleshooting.

The MAG B550 TOMAHAWK motherboard is not just a piece of equipment; it's a reliable, durable, and high-performance foundation for your gaming experience. With its innovative features and user-friendly design, it's ready to take your gaming to the next level.

MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK Features

  • Lightning Fast Game experience: PCIe 4.0, Lightning Gen 4 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 rated for 7W/mk and PCB with 2oz thickened copper are built for high performance system and non-stop gaming experience
  • Enhanced Power Design: 10+2+1 Duet Rail Power System, Digital PWM, Core Boost, DDR4 Boost
  • Latest Network Solution: Onboard 2.5G LAN plus Gigabit LAN with LAN Manager deliver the best online experience without lag
  • Mystic Light: 16.8 million colors / 29 effects controlled in one click. Mystic Light Extension supports RGB and RAINBOW LED strip
  • Pre-installed I/O Shielding: Better EMI protection and more convenience for installation
  • Audio Boost: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience
  • Multi-GPU: With Steel Armor PCI-E slots. Supports 2-Way AMD Crossfire

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Key Features

  • High-performance AM4 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Motherboard for reliable gaming experience
  • Innovative Core Boost Technology with premium layout design for maximum performance
  • Durable 6-layer PCB with 2oz thickened copper for long-lasting system stability
  • PCIe Steel Armor to protect VGA cards against bending and EMI
  • Premium Thermal Solution with extended heatsink for high-end processors
  • Turbo USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps with reversible Type-C connector for high-speed transmission

What's in the box:

  • MAG B550 TOMAHAWK AM4 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Motherboard
  • 2x SATA Cables
  • Case Badge
  • 2x WiFi Antenna
  • User Manual
  • Quick Installation Guide
  • Product Registration Card
  • Driver DVD
  • MSI 3 Year Limited Warranty