ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Motherboard¶
AMD B550 Ryzen AM4 Gaming ATX motherboard with PCIe® 4.0, 12+2 teamed power stages, Intel® 2.5 Gb Ethernet, WiFi 6E, Two-Way AI Noise Cancelation, dual M.2 slots with heatsinks, SATA 6 Gbps, USB 3.2 Gen 2 and Aura Sync RGB lighting
Initial release circa 2021.
Note
This article serves as a personal archive and therefore should not be treated as an official source.
Documents¶
- ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II Quick Start Guide (multilingual, Q18592 First Edition August 2021)
- ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II User's Manual (English, E18592 First Edition August 2021)
Firmware¶
- ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II BIOS 3202 (version 3202, released 2023-07-14)
- Update AGESA version to ComboV2PI 1.2.0.A
- Mitigate the AMD potential security vulnerabilities for AMD Athlon™ processors and Ryzen™ processors
- Improve system stability
- ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II BIOS 2604 (version 2604, released 2022-03-07)
- Update AMD AM4 AGESA V2 PI 1.2.0.6b
- Improve system performance and stability
- Improve system performance for AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Specifications¶
CPU¶
AMD AM4 Socket for AMD Ryzen™ 5000 and 3000 Series/ 5000 and 4000 G-Series Desktop Processors
Notes
- Refer to www.asus.com for the AMD® CPU support list
Chipset¶
AMD B550 Chipset
Memory¶
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 and 3000 Series Desktop Processors
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 4800(O.C.)/4666(O.C.)/4600(O.C.)/4400(O.C.)/4266(O.C.)/4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.) /3733(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3400(O.C.)/3200/3000/2933/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz, Un-buffered Memory
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 and 4000 G-Series Processors
4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR4 5100(O.C)/4866(O.C.)/4600(O.C)/4466(O.C.)/4400(O.C)/4266(O.C.)/ 4133(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3866(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3466(O.C.)/3200/3000/2800/2666/2400/2133 MHz, Un-buffered Memory
Notes
- ECC memory (ECC mode) support varies by CPU
- Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors List)
Graphics¶
- 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (graphics specifications may vary between CPU types)
- 1 x HDMI® 2.1
Expansion Slots¶
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 and 3000 Series/ 5000 and 4000 G-Series Desktop Processors
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 SafeSlot (supports x16 mode)
AMD B550 Chipset
- 1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode) (share bandwidth with PCIE3.0 x1_1, PCIE3.0 x1_2, PCIE3.0 x1_3)
- 3 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
Storage¶
Total supports 2 x M.2 slots and 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
AMD Ryzen™ 5000 and 3000 Series/ 5000 and 4000 G-Series Desktop Processors
- M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 & SATA modes)
AMD B550 Chipset
- M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 3.0 x4 & SATA modes)
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
- Supports RAID 0,1,10
Notes
- When the M.2_2 Slot is populated, SATA6G_⅚ ports will be disabled
Ethernet¶
- 1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet
- ASUS LANGuard
Wireless & Bluetooth¶
Wi-Fi 6E
- 2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
- Supports 2.⅘/6GHz frequency band
- Bluetooth v5.2
Notes
- WiFi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be ready in Windows® 11 or late
USB¶
Rear USB (Total 8 ports)
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (1 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports
Front USB (Total 6 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Audio¶
ROG SupremeFX 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input
- Supports up to 32-Bit/192kHz playback
- Due to limitations in HDA bandwidth, 32-Bit/192 kHz is not supported for 8-Channel audio
Audio Features
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- Dual OP Amplifiers
- Premium audio capacitors
- Audio cover
Back Panel I/O Ports¶
- 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (1 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C®)
- 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A)
- 2 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module
- 1 x DisplayPort
- 1 x HDMI® port
- 1 x Intel® I225-V 2.5G Ethernet
- 1 x Optical S/PDIF out
- 5 x Audio jacks
- 1 x BIOS FlashBack™ button
Internal I/O Connectors¶
Fan and cooling-related
- 1 x 4-pin AIO_Pump header
- 1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
- 1 x 4-Pin CPU_OPT Fan header
- 3 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers
Power related
- 1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
- 1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
- 1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector
Storage related
- 2 x M.2 slots (Key M)
- 6 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
USB ports
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
- 2 x USB 2.0 headers support additional 4 USB 2.0 ports
Miscellaneous
- 1 x Addressable Gen 2 header
- 2 x AURA RGB headers
- 1 x Clear CMOS header
- 1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
- 1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
- 1 x Thermal Sensor header
- 1 x Thunderbolt™ header
Special Features¶
ASUS Q-Design
- ASUS Q-DIMM
- ASUS Q-LED (DRAM [yellow],CPU [red], VGA [white], Boot Device [yellow green])
- ASUS Q-Slot
ASUS Thermal Solution
- M.2 heatsink
AURA Sync
- AURA RGB headers
- Addressable Gen 2 RGB headers
ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS Flashback™ button
- BIOS FlashBack™ LED
- Clear CMOS header
- ProCool
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
Software Features¶
ROG Exclusive Software
- RAMCache III
- ROG CPU-Z
- GameFirst VI
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS® Sound Unbound
- Overwolf
- Anti-virus software
ASUS Exclusive Software Features
Armoury Crate:
- AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
- AURA Creator
- AURA Sync
- Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation
AI Suite 3:
- Performance And Power Saving Utility
- EPU
- DIGI+ VRM
- Fan Xpert 4
- TurboV EVO
- EZ update
- WinRAR
- DAEMON Tools
- Norton Anti-virus software (Free Trial version)
- UEFI BIOS
ASUS EZ DIY:
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
BIOS¶
256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS
Manageability¶
WOL by PME, PXE
Accessories¶
Cables
- 1 x Addressable RGB extension cable
- 4 x SATA 6Gb/s cables
Miscellaneous
- 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas
- 1 x Cable ties pack
- 1 x M.2 Rubber Package
- 1 x M.2 SSD screw package
- 1 x ROG key chain
- 1 x ROG Strix stickers
- 1 x ROG Strix thank you card
Installation Media
1 x Support DVD
Documentation
1 x User manual
Operating System¶
Windows® 10 - 64 bit, Windows® 11 64-bit
Form Factor¶
ATX Form Factor 12 inch x 9.6 inch (30.5 cm x 24.4 cm)