SeekerMSI MAG B550 Tomahawk
With a helping of high-end features at a popular price, you get more than what you're paying for with MSI's MAG B550 Tomahawk. It's a sensible option for anyone looking for a midrange, full-size AMD Ryzen AM4 motherboard.
-- As reviewed by PCMag
Product details
- Support for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors and future AMD Ryzen processors with BIOS update.Audio ports (Rear): 5plus Optical S/PDIF (Realtek ALC1200 / ALC1220P Codec)
- Supports dual channel DDR4 memory up to 128 GB (4866 MHz)
- On-board dual LAN: 2.5G LAN plus Gigabit LAN
- Mystic Light: RGB LED lighting and extendable pin headers – 16.8 million colors / 29 effects
- Audio Boost rewards your ears with studio grade sound quality for immersive gaming experiences
- Premium Thermal Solution: Aluminum Cover with additional choke thermal pad rated for 7W/mk and PCB with 2 ounce thickened copper
- Lightning Fast Game Experience: PCIe 4.0, Lightning Gen 4 M.2 with M.2 Shield Frozr, AMD Turbo USB 3.2 GEN 2
PROS
+ Reasonably priced
+ Two 10Gbps USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports
+ 2.5Gbps LAN
CONS
- No built-in Wi-Fi
- B550 limits support only to Ryzen 3000 and 5000 CPUs
- Failed to operate DDR4 RAM at 4,266MHz
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Expert reviews and ratings
By PCMag on December 01, 2020
With a helping of high-end features at a popular price, you get more than what you're paying for with MSI's MAG B550 Tomahawk. It's a sensible option for anyone looking for a midrange, full-size AMD Ryzen AM4 motherboard.
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By Tom's Hardware on June 29, 2020
The MSI MAG B550 Tomahawk again delivers a well-balanced feature set at a competitive price. Performance is up there with the more expensive boards, and the VRMs held their own even when overclocked. At $180, you’ll have to live without Wi-Fi and just six USB ports on the rear IO, but otherwise, this is a fully featured and capable option.
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