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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.

Front view of the ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming WiFi II motherboard with external input ports visible.

Note

This article serves as a personal archive and therefore should not be treated as an official source.

Documents

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

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)