AMD AM4 Socket and PCIe 4. 0: The perfect pairing for Zen 3 Ryzen 5000 & 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen CPUs
Robust Power Design: 8+2 DrMOS power stages with high-quality alloy chokes and durable capacitors to provide reliable power for the last AMD high-count-core CPUs
Optimized Thermal Solution: Fanless VRM and chipset heatsink, multiple hybrid fan headers and Fan Xpert 4 or the UEFI Q-Fan Control utility
High-performance Gaming Networking: 2. 5 Gb LAN with ASUS LANGuard
Best Gaming Connectivity: Supports HDMI 2. 1 (4K@60HZ) and DisplayPort 1. 2 output, featuring dual M. 2 slots (NVMe SSD)—one with PCIe 4. 0 x4 connectivity, front panel USB 3. 2 Gen 1 connector, USB 3. 2 Gen 2 Type-C & Type-A ports and Thunderbolt 3 header, 1 x SPI TPM header.Industry-leading Gaming Audio & AI Noise Cancelling Mic Technology: High fidelity audio from a SupremeFX S1220A codec with DTS Sound Unbound and Sonic Studio III draws you deeper into the action. Communicate clearly with ASUS AI Noise Cancelling Mic technology..Gaming Look and Feel: ASUS-exclusive Aura Sync RGB lighting, including RGB headers and a Gen 2 addressable RGB header for greater customization.Please ensure your BIOS is up to date if installing a compatible Ryzen 5000 series CPU. Visit ASUS site search by motherboard model name, click on “Support” tab, Drivers and Tools, then BIOS & Firmware to download the latest BIOS.
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Specification: ASUS ATX TUF Gaming B550-PLUS AMD AM4 Socket for AMD Ryzen 5000/ 5000 G/ 4000 G/ 3000 2.5Gb Ethernet HDMI Display Port SATA 6 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen2,…
13 reviews for ASUS ATX TUF Gaming B550-PLUS AMD AM4 Socket for AMD Ryzen 5000/ 5000 G/ 4000 G/ 3000 2.5Gb Ethernet HDMI Display Port SATA 6 Gbps USB 3.2 Gen2,…
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★★★★★
Jay W –
Ordered this on 6 June. As it was listed as available and sold by Amazon SG, I bought it expecting the item to arrive within a few days. After a week, I contacted Amazon support as there was still no information on the estimated delivery date. I was told that there were “supply issues”, and they still had no idea when the item can be delivered. If so, then why list the item as available in the first place??
The item finally arrived almost 2 weeks later – ridiculous for local delivery by Amazon SG! In comparison, I received another item that I ordered on 6 June from Amazon US within a week.
Product wise, I have tested the motherboard and it works. For me, I wish it had a Type-C front panel header, but it’s not a big issue for now. The other features more than make up for it. Overall, an excellent board given its price – great value-for-money!
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★★★★★
NIRMIT S. –
It will not boot with amd ryzen 5 5600x only black screen and no beep code . Worst to see Frome Asus
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★★★★★
Ramsundar S –
Writing this review after two months of video editing with this motherboard. Just worked out of the box. Very easy installation. User manual text is hard to read especially the diagrams.
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★★★★★
mazin m. –
The reason it’s lacking a star is because when I got mine the board was broken and I had to get it replaced.
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★★★★★
J. Whiteside –
I’ve been a fan of Asus motherboards, I pretty much use them exclusively anymore. They tend to be built well, last a long time and perform well. I’m not generally an “early adopter” of brand new tech, so I was a bit surprised when this mobo provided me a bit of troubles.
I selected this board for my Unraid storage server rebuild, finally replacing my 11 year old AMD Sempron 145. I paired it with a Ryzen 5700G and 16GB of Corsair LPX memory. (Both on the compatibility list.) For cooling, I went with the trusty Noctua 12S. On the power side, I decided to upgrade to a fully modular EVGA 650 watt G3.
The build was pretty standard overall and came together mostly as expected. A 12-bay storage server build can always throw a few wrenches, especially since I decided to re-use my 11 year old case. The rear horizontal SATA ports were a super tight fit against my 4-in-3 drive bays, but I got the job done by pulling out the drive bay, installing the SATA cable and then re-securing the drive bay.
When I fired up, I was surprised to get no boot and a vague “DRAM” error on the LED’s. Fortunately, I’m a veteran PC builder with decades of experience, but this situation might deeply concern a novice builder. After double checking my RAM was fully seated and technically isolated (trying 1 stick, 2 sticks, different bays), I suddenly became super glad that this motherboard had USB BIOS flashback features. This allows upgrading the BIOS without turning on the PC. The process is described in a technical guide on Asus’ website.
Sure enough, after updating the BIOS to the latest available on Asus’ website, I booted just fine. I was a bit surprised by this, as the 5700G isn’t exactly a brand spanking new CPU at the time of my build. (November 2021) This is the first time I’ve had to do this on an Asus board and I usually don’t get bit by these things since I’m not a super-early adopter. I have two other Ryzen 5000 series builds, but I’d admit that both those used the “Pro” variant of this generation motherboard.
Overall, I’m quite happy with the build and the motherboard turned out all right. If you’re a novice, I wouldn’t not buy this board out of concern for BIOS support of your CPU. The process isn’t really that hard or technically challenging. If you can copy a file to a USB stick and press a button, you can do it.
I really just wanted to throw up my review in case it helps future builders. The DRAM LED error didn’t indicate the trouble in my case. I also think USB BIOS flashback is a super helpful feature, almost a must anymore with motherboards.
Good board, but 4/5 for a few bumps.
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★★★★★
John –
Got this mobo for Ryzen 7 5800x, you dont need a BIOS update, you can tweak for perfromance in BIOS. Incredible performance, i was facing heavy lag in games, this mobo gives sheer stable performance. Im happy for it, i bought it at 14,500 rs. Worth the money. Has inbuilt fan catch clip in case you are placing a fan with different sockets. Worth it. Works with ryzen 3rd gen processors without BIOS update. Cheers!!!
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★★★★★
Prateek –
Did not work after 7 days, have sent it to ASU’s to get it serviced. Total waste of money
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★★★★★
No_square_trade –
I finally managed to get a 6700XT from AMD so I decided to upgrade from a B450 to a B550 to take advantage of PCIe gen 4 for my GPU and M.2 NVMe drive. I/O Shield wasn’t too big of a pain to install, however some of the brackets needed to be bent down a little to fit properly.
Came Ryzen 5000 series ready. Didn’t need to use an older CPU or BIOS Flashback, it just worked out of the box with my Ryzen 5 5600X.
Pro’s
-Ryzen 5000 ready -3 M.2 slots (only M2_1 slot supports PCIe gen 4 as far as I am aware) -M.2 Heat sink -CPU Fan / CPU OPT headers. My air cooler has 2 fans and I had to daisy chain them on my old B450 (ASUS TUF B450M Pro Gaming) -Additional header for AIO Pump + 3 chassis fan headers
Con’s
-Only 1 M.2 Heat sink is provided despite the standoffs to apply it to two M.2 slots. Heat sink came installed on the board on M2_2 for me, but I put my drive and the heat sink on M2_1. -The chassis fan headers could be placed better. One is placed southwest of the CPU socket which is easy enough to get the rear exhaust fan to. The remaining two are on the very bottom of the board. I use 2 fans up top and 3 in the front. I had to daisy chain the top fans to the front ones, so I have 5 fans on one header.
Overall satisfied with the purchase. I liked my ASUS TUF B450M Pro Gaming so decided to keep the same brand upgrading to the B550 chipset. Would recommend for a good board that’s still reasonably priced for the B550 lineup.
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★★★★★
Dunder Chief –
The HD sound went after a storm, but I guess I should’ve had a better strip. I’m not a big fan its BIOS. Needed a lot of BIOS updates. It is working though. I just miss the old boards. Much simpler to use.
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★★★★★
Praakassh Ghaitadke –
Do not buy Asus motherboards….Within 7 months from purchase the motherboard started malfunction, actually it completely went down. I visited Asus service center and replaced to another one..again the replaced one died within 1 month… This is the worst product manufactured by Asus….
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★★★★★
Swaminathan –
Value for money.it has been more than 1 year I buyed it but still working in the same speed . great product
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★★★★★
J. Whiteside –
First off, I’m glad I bought this board.
With new processors coming out all the time, it’s inevitable that a processor will not be supported by the available BIOS as it was manufactured previously and sat on a shelf for a while, so an update is needed.
In the past, this would mean that you would need to have a compatible processor to use just so that you can flash the BIOS.
Thanks to the Flashback feature, you can flash the BIOS even if your board won’t POST with the processor you have installed.
Here’s what you need:
1) Get the firmware version from ASUS that will enable support for your processor, run the renamer and store the renamed file on the root of FAT16/FAT32 formatted flash drive.
2) Turn off the PC, but leave power connected.
3) Plug the flash drive into the appropriate USB port, which should be labeled on the I/O shield.
4) Push and hold the Flashback button for ~3 seconds until it starts flashing.
5) If it starts flashing faster, you’re updating and need to wait for the flashing to stop. If the light goes solid, it means the process can’t run (likely due to incorrect flash file on the USB) so you need to check and try again.
6) Unplug the flash drive and power on. Hopefully you’ll meet with the same luck I did and get a familiar BIOS screen.
Now to the actual review:
PROS
– Trouble free (barring the expected hurdle of potential BIOS version not supporting some processors). – BIOS Flashback is the type of QoL improvements that keep me coming back to ASUS. – Included heat shield for M.2 drives. – BIOS options and management software offer multiple ways to OC and manage/monitor your operation. – Plenty of fan headers. – I can control the onboard lighting via my Corsair iCue software, which is convenient.
CONS – MINOR grip: I wish it had one more USB plug on the board. It has 2 and one is being taken up by my AiO controller. – Details for the flashback procedure were not in the paper manual, so I had to dig online to find the information.
Overall very happy.
This is the 3rd TUF series board I’ve bought (Sabertooth R2 for my old OC’d 8350, 450 Plus for my wife’s 2700X, and this 550 Plus for my 5800X), and I will continue that trend until they disappoint me.
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★★★★★
Gouti1454 –
B550 requires a graphics card to get output display. Or need to use build in AGPU processors. M.2 slot provides one of the best in class for storage. The number of PCIe slots helps to add an WiFi & Bluetooth combined enabled board. Ram support up to 128GB Back panel ports: they are quite number of USB slots. They board has aura sync lights
Jay W –
Ordered this on 6 June. As it was listed as available and sold by Amazon SG, I bought it expecting the item to arrive within a few days. After a week, I contacted Amazon support as there was still no information on the estimated delivery date. I was told that there were “supply issues”, and they still had no idea when the item can be delivered. If so, then why list the item as available in the first place??
The item finally arrived almost 2 weeks later – ridiculous for local delivery by Amazon SG! In comparison, I received another item that I ordered on 6 June from Amazon US within a week.
Product wise, I have tested the motherboard and it works. For me, I wish it had a Type-C front panel header, but it’s not a big issue for now. The other features more than make up for it. Overall, an excellent board given its price – great value-for-money!
NIRMIT S. –
It will not boot with amd ryzen 5 5600x only black screen and no beep code . Worst to see Frome Asus
Ramsundar S –
Writing this review after two months of video editing with this motherboard. Just worked out of the box. Very easy installation. User manual text is hard to read especially the diagrams.
mazin m. –
The reason it’s lacking a star is because when I got mine the board was broken and I had to get it replaced.
J. Whiteside –
I’ve been a fan of Asus motherboards, I pretty much use them exclusively anymore. They tend to be built well, last a long time and perform well. I’m not generally an “early adopter” of brand new tech, so I was a bit surprised when this mobo provided me a bit of troubles.
I selected this board for my Unraid storage server rebuild, finally replacing my 11 year old AMD Sempron 145. I paired it with a Ryzen 5700G and 16GB of Corsair LPX memory. (Both on the compatibility list.) For cooling, I went with the trusty Noctua 12S. On the power side, I decided to upgrade to a fully modular EVGA 650 watt G3.
The build was pretty standard overall and came together mostly as expected. A 12-bay storage server build can always throw a few wrenches, especially since I decided to re-use my 11 year old case. The rear horizontal SATA ports were a super tight fit against my 4-in-3 drive bays, but I got the job done by pulling out the drive bay, installing the SATA cable and then re-securing the drive bay.
When I fired up, I was surprised to get no boot and a vague “DRAM” error on the LED’s. Fortunately, I’m a veteran PC builder with decades of experience, but this situation might deeply concern a novice builder.
After double checking my RAM was fully seated and technically isolated (trying 1 stick, 2 sticks, different bays), I suddenly became super glad that this motherboard had USB BIOS flashback features. This allows upgrading the BIOS without turning on the PC. The process is described in a technical guide on Asus’ website.
Sure enough, after updating the BIOS to the latest available on Asus’ website, I booted just fine. I was a bit surprised by this, as the 5700G isn’t exactly a brand spanking new CPU at the time of my build. (November 2021) This is the first time I’ve had to do this on an Asus board and I usually don’t get bit by these things since I’m not a super-early adopter. I have two other Ryzen 5000 series builds, but I’d admit that both those used the “Pro” variant of this generation motherboard.
Overall, I’m quite happy with the build and the motherboard turned out all right. If you’re a novice, I wouldn’t not buy this board out of concern for BIOS support of your CPU. The process isn’t really that hard or technically challenging. If you can copy a file to a USB stick and press a button, you can do it.
I really just wanted to throw up my review in case it helps future builders. The DRAM LED error didn’t indicate the trouble in my case. I also think USB BIOS flashback is a super helpful feature, almost a must anymore with motherboards.
Good board, but 4/5 for a few bumps.
John –
Got this mobo for Ryzen 7 5800x, you dont need a BIOS update, you can tweak for perfromance in BIOS. Incredible performance, i was facing heavy lag in games, this mobo gives sheer stable performance. Im happy for it, i bought it at 14,500 rs. Worth the money. Has inbuilt fan catch clip in case you are placing a fan with different sockets. Worth it. Works with ryzen 3rd gen processors without BIOS update. Cheers!!!
Prateek –
Did not work after 7 days, have sent it to ASU’s to get it serviced. Total waste of money
No_square_trade –
I finally managed to get a 6700XT from AMD so I decided to upgrade from a B450 to a B550 to take advantage of PCIe gen 4 for my GPU and M.2 NVMe drive. I/O Shield wasn’t too big of a pain to install, however some of the brackets needed to be bent down a little to fit properly.
Came Ryzen 5000 series ready. Didn’t need to use an older CPU or BIOS Flashback, it just worked out of the box with my Ryzen 5 5600X.
Pro’s
-Ryzen 5000 ready
-3 M.2 slots (only M2_1 slot supports PCIe gen 4 as far as I am aware)
-M.2 Heat sink
-CPU Fan / CPU OPT headers. My air cooler has 2 fans and I had to daisy chain them on my old B450 (ASUS TUF B450M Pro Gaming)
-Additional header for AIO Pump + 3 chassis fan headers
Con’s
-Only 1 M.2 Heat sink is provided despite the standoffs to apply it to two M.2 slots. Heat sink came installed on the board on M2_2 for me, but I put my drive and the heat sink on M2_1.
-The chassis fan headers could be placed better. One is placed southwest of the CPU socket which is easy enough to get the rear exhaust fan to. The remaining two are on the very bottom of the board. I use 2 fans up top and 3 in the front. I had to daisy chain the top fans to the front ones, so I have 5 fans on one header.
Overall satisfied with the purchase. I liked my ASUS TUF B450M Pro Gaming so decided to keep the same brand upgrading to the B550 chipset. Would recommend for a good board that’s still reasonably priced for the B550 lineup.
Dunder Chief –
The HD sound went after a storm, but I guess I should’ve had a better strip.
I’m not a big fan its BIOS. Needed a lot of BIOS updates.
It is working though. I just miss the old boards. Much simpler to use.
Praakassh Ghaitadke –
Do not buy Asus motherboards….Within 7 months from purchase the motherboard started malfunction, actually it completely went down. I visited Asus service center and replaced to another one..again the replaced one died within 1 month… This is the worst product manufactured by Asus….
Swaminathan –
Value for money.it has been more than 1 year I buyed it but still working in the same speed . great product
J. Whiteside –
First off, I’m glad I bought this board.
With new processors coming out all the time, it’s inevitable that a processor will not be supported by the available BIOS as it was manufactured previously and sat on a shelf for a while, so an update is needed.
In the past, this would mean that you would need to have a compatible processor to use just so that you can flash the BIOS.
Thanks to the Flashback feature, you can flash the BIOS even if your board won’t POST with the processor you have installed.
Here’s what you need:
1) Get the firmware version from ASUS that will enable support for your processor, run the renamer and store the renamed file on the root of FAT16/FAT32 formatted flash drive.
2) Turn off the PC, but leave power connected.
3) Plug the flash drive into the appropriate USB port, which should be labeled on the I/O shield.
4) Push and hold the Flashback button for ~3 seconds until it starts flashing.
5) If it starts flashing faster, you’re updating and need to wait for the flashing to stop. If the light goes solid, it means the process can’t run (likely due to incorrect flash file on the USB) so you need to check and try again.
6) Unplug the flash drive and power on. Hopefully you’ll meet with the same luck I did and get a familiar BIOS screen.
Now to the actual review:
PROS
– Trouble free (barring the expected hurdle of potential BIOS version not supporting some processors).
– BIOS Flashback is the type of QoL improvements that keep me coming back to ASUS.
– Included heat shield for M.2 drives.
– BIOS options and management software offer multiple ways to OC and manage/monitor your operation.
– Plenty of fan headers.
– I can control the onboard lighting via my Corsair iCue software, which is convenient.
CONS
– MINOR grip: I wish it had one more USB plug on the board. It has 2 and one is being taken up by my AiO controller.
– Details for the flashback procedure were not in the paper manual, so I had to dig online to find the information.
Overall very happy.
This is the 3rd TUF series board I’ve bought (Sabertooth R2 for my old OC’d 8350, 450 Plus for my wife’s 2700X, and this 550 Plus for my 5800X), and I will continue that trend until they disappoint me.
Gouti1454 –
B550 requires a graphics card to get output display. Or need to use build in AGPU processors.
M.2 slot provides one of the best in class for storage.
The number of PCIe slots helps to add an WiFi & Bluetooth combined enabled board.
Ram support up to 128GB
Back panel ports: they are quite number of USB slots.
They board has aura sync lights