MSI PRO H610M-C EX vs Asus PRO B550M-C/CSM Motherboard Comparison

MSI PRO H610M-C EX and Asus PRO B550M-C/CSM are both motherboards with the same Form factor (Micro ATX), PCI-Express x16 Slots (1) and SATA 6 Gbps Ports (4). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and RAID Support.

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MSI PRO H610M-C EX	Asus PRO B550M-C/CSM
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Brand MSI	Brand ASUS
Model PRO H610M-C EX	Model pro b550m-c/csm 90MB15Q0-M0AAYC
Release Date -	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 LGA1700	Socket AM4
Form factor Micro ATX	Form factor Micro ATX
Chipset Intel H610	Chipset AMD B550
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3333Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz 4600Mhz 4800Mhz
* 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 -	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC887/897
Audio Channels -	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Realtek RTL8111H
Max LAN Speed -	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support No	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports -	Back I/O Ports 1 x Realtek RTL8111H 1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple) 1 x PS/2 mouse (green) 2 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (1 x Type-A+1 x USB Type-C) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A 2 x USB 2.0 3 x Audio jack(s)
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN No
PCI-Express x16 Slots 1	PCI-Express x16 Slots 1
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 1
PCI-Express x1 Slots 2	PCI-Express x1 Slots 0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 1	M.2 Ports 3
M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots 2	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 64 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 1
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