BIOSTAR B550GTQ Motherboard Overview
BEST FOR MIDRANGE GAMING! Biostar racing B550GTQ is going to go mainstream. The Racing B550GTQ is a Micro-ATX motherboard that is equipped with the B550 chipset for AMD socket AM4 that brings support for Ryzen 3rd gen processors. It offers fast processing power, great bandwidth, and game responsiveness to bring the best gaming impact to gamers. It has PCle 4.0, M.2 4.0, Armor Gear, CPU OPT Header, VIVID LED DJ, LED ROCK ZONE, and BIOS EZ Mode. If you would like to build a compact mid-range gaming PC, RACING B550GTQ is a good place to start.
Key Features:
- Supports AMD Ryzen 3rd Gen (Matisse/ Renoir) and 4th Gen (Vermeer) processors
- AMD B550 single chip architecture
- Supports 4-DIMM DDR4-4933+(OC)/4800(OC)/4600(OC)/4400(OC)/4000(OC)/3800(OC)/3600(OC)
- /3200/2933/2667/2400/2133/1866 up to 128GB maximum capacity
- Supports USB 3.2 Gen2
- Supports PCIe M.2 4.0 (64Gb/s)
- Supports HDMI 2.1 4K resolution
AMD B550 chipset
AMD B550 is the high-end chipset for overclockers and tweakers who need robust platforms. This chip provides the ultimate low-level control to its users and delivers ultimate graphics card bandwidth.It also supports PCI-E Gen4 bandwidth.
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| Processor | |
| Supported CPU |
Socket AM4 support AMD Supports 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ (Matisse / Renoir) processors and Ryzen™ 4th Gen (Vermeer) processors and Ryzen™ 4th Gen (Vermeer) processors
Support for future AMD Ryzen processors with BIOS update |
| Mainboard | |
| Chipset |
AMD B550
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| Memory | |
| Memory |
3rd Gen AMD Ryzen Processors (Matisse CPUs)
Support for DDR4 4400+(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 / 1866 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics Processors (Renoir APUs) Support for DDR4 4933+(OC) / 4800(OC) / 4600(OC) / 4400(OC) / 4000(OC) / 3800(OC) / 3600(OC) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 / 1866 4 x DDR4 DIMM Memory Slot, Max. Supports up to 128 GB Memory Each DIMM supports non-ECC 8/ 16/ 32 GB DDR4 module |
| Storage | |
| Supported Storage |
6 x SATA III Connector (6Gb/s) : Supports AHCI & RAID 0, 1, 10
2 x M.2 (M Key) Socket: Supports M.2 Type 2242/ 2260/ 2280 SSD module Supports PCIe 4.0 x 4 (64Gb/s)/ 3.0 x 4 (32Gb/s) - NVMe/ AHCI SSD Supports SATA III (6.0Gb/s) SSD * M.2 (M Key) Socket: The bandwidth is dependent on the CPU. Supports PCIe 4.0 x 4 (64Gb/s) speed, which depends only on Ryzen 3rd Gen Matisse. * When the PCIe-M2_2 slot is occupied by PCIe mode, the SATA3/ SATA4 connector will be disabled. * When PCIe-M2_2 slot is occupied by SATA mode, the SATA3 connector will be disabled. |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics |
By CPU model
Supports DX12 Supports HDCP |
| Networking & Connectivity | |
| LAN |
Realtek RTL 8118AS
10/ 100/ 1000 Mb/s auto negotiation, Half / Full duplex capability Support Super LAN Surge Protection |
| Audio & Microphone | |
| Audio |
ALC1150
7.1 Channels, High Definition Audio, Hi-Fi (Front) |
| Ports | |
| Slots |
1x PCIe 4.0/ 3.0 x16 Slot (PEX16_1):
Supports x 16 lanes with AMD Ryzen™ 3rd Gen processors. (Matisse only) Supports x 8 lanes AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon Vega Graphics processors. (depended on CPU) 1 x PCIe 3.0 x 16 Slot (PEX16_SB_1): Supports x 4 lanes 2 x PCIe 3.0 x 1 Slot * According to different CPUs will have different speeds. * PCIe 4.0 speed only for AMD Ryzen™ 3rd Gen Matisse. * When using PEX1_1 slot, PEX16_SB_1 slot will be adjusted to x 1 lanes. |
| Internal I/O Ports |
6 x SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Connector
2 x USB 2.0 Header (each header supports 2 USB 2.0 ports) 1 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) Header (each header supports 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) ports) 1 x 8-Pin Power Connector 1 x 24-Pin Power Connector 1 x CPU Fan Connector 1 x CPU water cooling connector (CPU_OPT) 2 x System Fan Connector 1 x Front Panel Header 1 x Front Audio Header 1 x Clear CMOS Header 1 x S/PDIF out Connector 1 x COM Port Header 2 x LED Header (5V) 1 x LED Header (12V) |
| External I/O Ports |
1 x PS/2 Keyboard / Mouse
1 x DVI-D Port 1 x DP Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x LAN port 1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-C Port 1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-A Port 4 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) Port 2 x USB 2.0 Port 3 x Audio Jack |
| USB |
1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-C port (1 on rear I/O)
1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-A port (1 on rear I/O) 6 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) port (4 on rear I/Os and 2 via internal headers) 6 x USB 2.0 port (2 on rear I/Os and 4 via internal headers) |
| Physical Specification | |
| Form Factor |
Micro ATX Form Factor
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| Dimension |
24.4cm x 24.4cm ( W x L )
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