ASUS PRIME B450M-K (Socket AM4) DDR4 MATX Motherboard

The B450 chipset forms the centrepiece of the ASUS PRIME B450M-K motherboard and has been specially developed and optimised for 2000- series (Pinnacle Ridge) Ryzen CPUs. B450 motherboards support all features of 2nd gen Ryzen processors, such as the AMD's new XFR2 overclocking. Additionally, the motherboards support up to 32 or 64 GB of RAM with a guaranteed clock frequency of 2.933 Megahertz. Overclocking to higher frequencies is also an option, although the increase will depend on the motherboard.

The Features of the ASUS PRIME B450M-K at a Glance:

• 1x PCIe 3.0 x16 (x16) for high-end graphics cards
• 2x USB 3.1 / 6x USB 3.0 / 4x USB 2.0
• 1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA6G) / 4x SATA 6G
• DDR4-RAM up to 3.200 MHz via OC
• LED lighting & Japanese Audio Capacitors

The Features of the ASUS PRIME B450M-K in Detail:

The ASUS PRIME B450M-K Micro-ATX motherboards comes with a PCI-Express 3.0 slot with full x16 connectivity for gaming graphics cards. For additional expansion cards, the motherboard provides two PCIe x1 slots. The two RAM slots support up to 32 GB DDR4-RAM with a clock frequency of up to 2.933 MHz and and clock freqeuencies up to 3.200 MHz are possible.

An M.2 slot is supported by the AM4 motherboard. It is connected via four PCI-Express Lanes and is connected using the SATA 6G protocol, accepting drives up to 80 mm long. M.2 SSDs using the advanced NVM-Express protocol (NVMe) and that are connected over four PCI-Express 3.0 lanes are up to eight times as fast as SATA 6G hard drives and support data transfer speeds of up to 32 Gbit/s.

The ASUS PRIME B450M-K offers two USB 3.1 jacks and four USB 3.0 slots. USB 3.1 Gen 2 connections are capable of achieving up to 10 Gbit/s per port. For CPUs with integrated graphics units like AMD's Raven Ridge APUs, the board comes with DVI-D- and D-Sub connections. In terms of special features, the ASUS PRIME B450M-K offers Japanese Audio Capacitors to ensure crystal clear interference-free sound in addition to attractive LED lighting.

Technical Details:

• Format:
  Micro ATX (226 x 221 mm)
• Chipset:
  AMD B450
• Socket:
  AM4 (for Pinnacle Ridge / Summit Ridge / Bristol Ridge / Raven Ridge)
• RAM:
  2x DDR4 (max. 2.933 MHz, 3.200 via OC)
  Dual-Channel
  max. 32 GB
• Slots (with a Ryzen CPU):
  1x PCIe 3.0 x16
  2x PCIe 2.0 x1
• Internal Connections:
  4x SATA 6G (RAID 0, 1, 10)
  1x M.2 (M-Key, PCIe 3.0 x4, & SATA6G with max. 32 Gbit/s, Sizes 2242 up to 2280)
  1x USB 3.0 Header (2 Ports)
  2x USB 2.0 Header (4 Ports)
  2x 4-Pin Fan (PWM)
  1x S/PDIF out Header
  1x Front Panel Audio Connector
  1x COM Port Header
  1x System Panel Connector
  1x Clear CMOS Jumper
• External Connections:
  2x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard
  2x USB 3.1
  4x USB 3.0
  1x Gigabit LAN (Realtek RTL8111H)
  1x DVI-D
  1x D-Sub
  3x Audio (Realtek ALC887, 7.1 Sound)
• Power Supply:
  1x 24-Pin ATX12V
  1x 8-Pin ATX12V