MSI B550M PRO-VDH AM4 DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard
The MSI B550M PRO-VDH is a Micro-ATX motherboard on the AMD B550 chipset for the AM4 socket, aimed at professional and home users who want four memory slots and dual M.2 storage in a compact DDR4 system. It supports 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors and future AMD Ryzen processors with a BIOS update, and it suits productivity builds, office workstations and budget gaming PCs that benefit from extra memory capacity.
Key Specifications
- Socket AM4 with AMD B550 chipset in a Micro-ATX form factor
- 4 DDR4 memory slots supporting up to 128GB, with DDR4 speeds up to 4400 MHz by A-XMP OC mode
- 1 PCIe 4.0 and 3.0 x16 slot and 2 PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
- 1 M.2 Gen4 x4 slot and 1 M.2 Gen3 x4 slot, plus 4 SATA 6Gb/s ports, with RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 support
- Realtek RTL8111HN Gigabit LAN and Realtek ALC892 and ALC897 codec with 7.1-channel high definition audio
- DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA display outputs, requiring a processor with integrated graphics
- Rear USB: 4 USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A ports and 2 USB 2.0 ports; front headers add 1 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port, 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports and 4 USB 2.0 ports
- 2 4-pin RGB LED connectors and 2 3-pin RAINBOW LED connectors; no wireless LAN or Bluetooth on this non-WIFI model
M.2 Shield Frozr Thermal Solution
M.2 Shield Frozr is a strengthened built-in M.2 thermal solution that keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, helping them run faster during sustained transfers. It is backed by a premium thermal solution using a 7W/mK pad and an additional choke thermal pad, plus a powerful design built on Core Boost, a digital PWM IC, a 2oz thickened copper PCB and DDR4 Boost for stable performance in non-stop work.
- Populate all four DDR4 slots to reach up to 128GB for multitasking and content work.
- Fit a Gen4 NVMe SSD under the M.2 Shield Frozr as the primary drive and a second NVMe SSD in the Gen3 slot.
- Add a graphics card in the PCIe 4.0 and 3.0 x16 slot and use the VGA, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs with an integrated-graphics processor for multi-display office setups.
