MSI B550 Gaming GEN3 vs MEG B550 UNIFY Motherboard Comparison

MSI B550 Gaming GEN3 and MSI MEG B550 UNIFY are both motherboards with the same Socket (AM4), Form factor (ATX) and Chipset (AMD B550). The main differences are in Supported Memory, Audio Chipset, Audio Channels and LAN Chipset.

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MSI B550 Gaming GEN3	MSI MEG B550 UNIFY
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Brand MSI	Brand MSI
Model B550 GAMING GEN3 7B86-050R	Model MEG B550 UNIFY
Release Date 📅 October 2022	Release Date 📅 December 2020
* 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 AM4
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset AMD B550	Chipset AMD B550
Supported Memory DDR4 1866Mhz 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 1866Mhz 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz 4533Mhz 4600Mhz 4733Mhz 4866Mhz 5000Mhz 5100Mhz
* 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 No	ECC RAM Support No
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC897	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1220P Codec
Audio Channels 7.1 Channels	Audio Channels 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio Supports S/PDIF output
LAN Chipset 1x Realtek RTL8111H LAN controller	LAN Chipset Realtek RTL8125B
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000/2500Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support Yes	CrossFire Support Yes
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports 1x Flash BIOS button 1x PS/2 keyboard/ mouse port 2x USB 2.0 Type-A ports 1x DVI-D port 1x HDMI port 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 5Gbps Type-A ports 1x LAN (RJ45) port 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 10Gbps Type-A ports 6x audio jacks	Back I/O Ports 1 x HDMI 1 x LAN (RJ45) 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out 1 x PS/2 Keyboard/Mouse Combo 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A 4 x USB 2.0/1.1 5 x Audio Jacks
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation -	Wi-Fi Generation 6
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 2
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 4	PCI-Express x1 Slots 2
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 1	M.2 Ports 4
M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 - M 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 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the MSI B550 Gaming GEN3:

Newer Product, it was released around 22 months later
+2 Slots PCI-E x1

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Reasons to buy the MSI MEG B550 UNIFY:

Wireless LAN Integrated
Supports the following RAM types: DDR4 4533MHz, 4600MHz, 4733MHz, 4866MHz, 5000MHz, 5100MHz
+3 Ports M.2
+1 Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

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