ASUS Prime B550M-A vs PRIME B560M-A Motherboard Comparison

ASUS Prime B550M-A and ASUS PRIME B560M-A are both motherboards with the same Form factor (Micro ATX), RAM Slots (4) and Maximum Supported RAM (128 GB). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and ECC RAM Support.

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ASUS Prime B550M-A	ASUS PRIME B560M-A
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $132.70	Prices (Change region) In Stock $109.99 In Stock + $29.99 Shipping $95.76
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Brand ASUS	Brand ASUS
Model PRIME B550M-A 90MB14D0-M0AAY0 90MB14I0-M0EAY0	Model PRIME B560M-A 90MB17A0-M0AAY0
Release Date 📅 June 2020	Release Date 📅 March 2021
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►
Socket AM4	Socket LGA1200
Form factor Micro ATX	Form factor Micro ATX
Chipset AMD B550	Chipset Intel B560
Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4400Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3200Mhz 3333Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 4000Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz 4600Mhz 4800Mhz 5000Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support Yes * ECC memory support also depends on the CPU memory controller	ECC RAM Support No
Audio Chipset -	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC897
Audio Channels -	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Intel I219-V
Max LAN Speed -	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support No
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports -	Back I/O Ports 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (1 x Type-A 1 x USB Type-C ) 4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A) 1 x DisplayPort 2 x HDMI port 1 x Intel I219-V 1Gb Ethernet port 1 x V-M.2 slot (Key E) 3 x Audio jacks 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse combo port
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN No
PCI-Express x16 Slots 1	PCI-Express x16 Slots 2
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 2	PCI-Express x1 Slots 1
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 2	M.2 Ports 3
M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key (Intel 11th Gen only) 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2230 - E Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0