ASRock B450M Steel Legend AM4 AMD Promontory B450 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
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Model
Brand ASRock
Model B450M Steel Legend
Supported CPU
CPU Socket Type AM4
CPU Type Athlon with Radeon Graphics / Ryzen 1000 Series / Ryzen 2000 Series / Ryzen 2000G Series / Ryzen 3000 Series / Ryzen 3000G Series / Ryzen 4000 Series / Ryzen 4000G Series / Ryzen 5000 Series / Ryzen 5000G Series
Chipsets
Chipset AMD Promontory B450
Memory
Number of Memory Slots 4x288pin (DDR4)
Memory Standard AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4 3200/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge) support DDR4 3533+(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Picasso) support DDR4 2933/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Summit Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 2933(OC)/ 2667/2400/2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC)/ 3200(OC)/ 2933/ 2667/ 2400/ 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
* For Ryzen Series CPUs (Picasso and Raven Ridge), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs.
Maximum Memory Supported 64GB
** Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows 32-bit OS. For Windows 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation.
Channel Supported Dual Channel
Expansion Slots
PCI Express 3.0 x16 AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse, Summit Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge)
- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)*
AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Picasso, Raven Ridge)
- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x8 mode) (If you use Athlon 2xxGE series APU, PCIE2 slot will run at x4 mode.)
AMD Athlon series CPUs
- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)*
*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
PCI Express 2.0 x16 AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse, Summit Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)
AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Picasso, Raven Ridge)
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)
AMD Athlon series CPUs
- 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode)
*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
PCI Express x1 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot
Storage Devices
Serial ATA (SATA) 4 x SATA3 6.0Gb/s Connectors, support RAID, NCQ, AHCI and Hot Plug*
* M2_2 and SATA3_3 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the other one will be disabled.
M.2 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32Gb/s) (with Matisse, Picasso, Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16Gb/s) (with Athlon series APU and Raven Ridge 2)**
1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0Gb/s module
** Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
** Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
SATA RAID 0/1/10
Onboard Video
Onboard Video Chipset Integrated AMD Radeon Vega Series Graphics in Ryzen Series APU*
DirectX 12, Pixel Shader 5.0
Shared memory default 2GB. Max Shared memory supports up to 16GB.**
Dual graphics output: Support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 ports by independent display controllers
Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24 Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30 Hz
Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60 Hz
Supports Auto Lip Sync, Deep Color (12bpc), xvYCC and HBR (High Bit Rate Audio) with HDMI 1.4 Port (Compliant HDMI monitor is required)
Supports HDCP 1.4 with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
Onboard USB 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports) (Supports ESD Protection)
Other Connectors 1 x COM Port Header
1 x TPM Header
1 x Chassis Intrusion Header
1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
1 x RGB LED Header*
1 x Addressable LED Header**
1 x AMD Fan LED Header***
1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)****
1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
3 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)******
1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
* Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip.
** Supports in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip.
*** The AMD Fan LED Header supports LED strips of maximum load of 3A (36W) and length up to 2.5M.
**** The CPU Fan Connector supports the CPU fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
***** The CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
****** The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
****** CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN3/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
Physical Spec
Form Factor Micro ATX
LED Lighting RGB
