Gigabyte
Aorus Series AMD B550 Socket AM4 3rd Gen Mini-ITX Motherboard (B550I AORUS PRO AX)
- Mini-ITX Form Factor
- AMD B550 Chipset, AM4 Socket
- Supports 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen CPUs
- 2 x Dual-Channel DDR4-5300 (OC)
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0
- 2 x M.2, 4 x SATA III
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16
- Realtek ALC1220-VB 7.1-Channel HD Audio
- Realtek 2.5GbE Ethernet LAN
Model: B550I AORUS PRO AX
Mnf. #: GA-B550-I-AORUS-PRO-AX
SKU: 73331
Warranty: 3 years
R 4,959.95 (incl.VAT)
Gigabyte Aorus Series AMD B550 Socket AM4 3rd Gen Mini-ITX Motherboard (B550I AORUS PRO AX)
B550I AORUS PRO AX is a mini-ITX motherboard perfect for building a small form factor PC for people who demands higher performance but also cares about aesthetics. The compact yet powerful pc delivers amazing performance with the latest CPU, graphic card and blazing fast connectivity. It also equips with comprehensive thermal solution to keep it cool under heavy workload. Performance is not compromised by its size.
Ultimate power Design
To fully support the latest 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors, B550 motherboards equip with the ultimate power solution which is true direct, digital and multiple phases. After countless experiments and testing, GIGABYTE presents the unbeatable B550 motherboards for enthusiast. No Compromise and never stop to achieve higher.
2X Copper PCB
GIGABYTE's exclusive 2X Copper PCBs design provides sufficient power trace paths between components to handle greater than normal power loads and to remove heat from the critical CPU power delivery area. This is essential to ensure the motherboard is able to handle the increased power loading that is necessary when overclocking.
Unparalleled Performance
GIGABYTE realize that customer won't stop chasing a better computing performance. We take care of it and implement on products. Protective and optimized memory trace enhance the performance. Faster read and write are needed to save time and improve efficiency. We offer plenty of M.2 storage with thermal guards to ensure unthrottled read and write. In advance, adopting PCIe 4.0 ready components get the B550 motherboards easier to upgrade.
Support for DDR4 XMP Up to 5300MHz and Beyond*
AORUS is offering a tested and proven platform that ensures proper compatibility with profiles up to 5300MHz and beyond. All users need to do to attain this performance boost is to ensure that their memory module is XMP capable and that the XMP function is activated and enabled on their AORUS motherboard.
Dual NVMe M.2 PCIe SSDs in RAID 0 Support
B550 AORUS motherboards offer the industry's best compatibility in terms of NVMe storage for users who demand high capacity and seek the best performance. AORUS' unique design can be configured in RAID for record speeds of up to 6560 MB/s (Sequential Read), making AORUS the obvious choice for the ultimate PC.
Advanced Thermal Solution
Unthrottled performance is guaranteed by the advanced thermal solution which including Extended VRM Heatsink, Heatpipe, Thermal Guards, and Baseplate. B550 motherboards are cool on MOSFETs and M.2 SSDs even on full loading. It provides lower temperatures for enthusiasts and professional gamers.
Smart Fan 5
With Smart Fan 5 users can ensure that their gaming PC can maintain its performance while staying cool. Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange their fan headers to reflect different thermal sensors at different locations on the motherboard. Not only that, with Smart Fan 5 more hybrid fan headers that support both PWM and Voltage mode fans have been introduced to make the motherboard more liquid cooling friendly.
Next Generation Connectivity
A high-end product needs to be future-proof so your system stays up-to-date with the latest technology. B550 motherboards provide all next generation network, storage, and WIFI connectivity to keep you up to speed.
First Adopter on 2.5GbE LAN Onboard
Adoption of 2.5G LAN provide up to 2.5 GbE network connectivity, with at least two times faster transfer speeds compared to general 1GbE networking. It’s perfectly suit for gamers and streamer with ultimate and smooth online experience. It also backward compatible with Multi-Gig(10/100/1000/2500Mbps) RJ-45 ethernet.
New Introduce Intel® WiFi 6 802.11ax + BT 5 Module
Intel Wireless solution supports 802.11ax, enables gigabit wireless performance, provides smooth video streaming, better gaming experience, few dropped connections and speeds up to 2.4Gbps*. Moreover, Bluetooth 5 provides 4X range over BT 4.2 and with faster transmission.
Dual HDMI 2.1 for 4K / 60P / 21:9 / HDCP 2.3 Support
HDMI 2.1, which is backwards compatible with HDMI 2.0/ 1.4 and offering 48 Gb/s of bandwidth – twice times more than previous generation. This unlocks the potential for users to transfer multiple video streams, as well as a native cinematic 21:9 ratio (which most movies are shot in), Full HDR and HDCP 2.3 support, to offer the best visual experience for viewers.
HI-FI AUDIO SYSTEM
For enthusiasts, sound quality is just as essential to the gaming experience. B550 motherboards are equipped with high quality audio components such as Nichicon Fine Gold capacitors to provide a superb audio experience. The exclusive AORUS AMP-UP Audio technology makes for the ideal onboard sound solution for the most demanding audiophiles.
Hi-Res Audio
Hi-Res Audio certified, meaning that the product is capable of reproducing frequencies up to 40kHz or above which ensures user with the best audio quality at all times.
ALC1220-VB Immersive Gaming ViBes
ALC1220 120dB(A) SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone Amp automatically detects impedance of your head-worn audio device, preventing issues such as low volume and distortion.
Definitive Aesthetics
B550 motherboards feature RGB FUSION 2.0 and offer the option to control onboard, external light strips, and/or AORUS devices with RGB/ Addressable RGB LEDs to make your PC unique and stylish.
Multi-Zone Light Show Design
Now offering more LED customizations than ever, users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application, the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard. RGB FUSION Software
With an integrated intuitive user interface, the RGB Fusion 2.0 provides you a better solution for customizing the lighting effects across all supported devices. From motherboards, graphics cards to the peripheral products, you can personalize your gaming rig with your own style and show off your build by sharing the profiles. In addition, the new gaming mode makes the lighting effects interactive with selected games to bring you the most immersive gaming experience.
GIGABYTE RGB Fusion APP
Don't just make your PC shine, make it a work of art that friends will envy. With the GIGABYTE RGB Fusion mobile app users can watch as they control the lighting within their gaming PC. This gives users ease of access as they try and adjust colors and speeds for different modes, all this can be achieved away from the keyboard and monitor of their PC.
Ultra Durable
GIGABYTE is reputable for its product durability and high standard of manufactured process. Needless to say, we use the best, high quality components on B550 motherboards and reinforce each part of components to be solid and durable.
Ultra Durable PCIe Armor
The innovative one piece stainless steel shielding design from GIGABYTE reinforces the PCIe connectors to provide the extra strength required to support heavy graphics cards.
Ultra Durable Memory Armor
AORUS' exclusive one piece stainless steel shielding design prevents against PCB distortion/twisting and plate bending, in addition to preventing any possible ESD interference.
Solid Pin Power Connectors
B550I AORUS PRO AX feature solid plated ATX 24pin & ATX 12V 8pin power connectors to offer a stable power supply during CPU overloading.
Q-Flash Plus
With GIGABYTE Q-Flash Plus, you don't need to install the CPU, memory and graphics card nor enter the BIOS menu to flash the BIOS. Just download and save a new BIOS file (rename to gigabyte.bin) on the USB flash drive, then press the dedicated Q-Flash Plus button and you’re good to go!
GIGABYTE BIOS & APP CENTER
Good software goes hand in hand with perfect hardware. B550 motherboards bundled several useful and intuitive software to help users to control every aspect of motherboard.
APP CENTER
GIGABYTE APP CENTER is a useful portal of all GIGABYTE MB utilities and drivers, you can choose any utility you want to install from APP CENTER and keep updated with the latest utilities and drivers version. EasyTune
EasyTune
GIGABYTE's EasyTune is a simple and easy-to-use interface that allows users to fine-tune their system settings or adjust system and memory clocks and voltages in a Windows environment. With Smart Quick Boost, one click is all it takes to automatically overclock your system, giving an added performance boost when you need it the most. BIOS
@BIOS
The GIGABYTE @BIOS app allows you to update your system's BIOS from within Windows using a simple and slick graphical user interface. @BIOS can automatically download the latest version from the GIGABYTE servers or you can update your BIOS from a file on your computer. @BIOS also allows you to save your current BIOS to a file, recover your previous BIOS from an image and backup your BIOS to an image.
System Information Viewer
GIGABYTE System Information Viewer is a central location that gives you access to your current system status. Monitor components such as the clocks and processor, set your preferred fan speed profile, create alerts when temperatures get too high or record your system's behavior; these are the possibilities of the System Information Viewer.
General |
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Product Line | Aorus Series | |
Model | B550I AORUS PRO AX | |
Product Type | Desktop | |
Processor Socket | AM4 | |
Form Factor | Mini-ITX | |
Chipset | AMD B550 | |
Supported Processors | AMD Ryzen 5000 Series/ Ryzen 5000 G-Series/ 3rd Gen Ryzen and 3rd Gen Ryzen with Radeon Graphics Processors | |
CPU Gen Support | 3rd Gen | |
Memory |
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Memory Channels | Dual | |
Memory Type | DDR4 | |
Memory Slots | 2 | |
Memory Bandwidth | DDR4 5300(O.C.)/5200(O.C.)/5000(O.C.)/4866(O.C.)/4600(O.C.)/4400(O.C.)/4000(O.C.)/3600(O.C.)/3333(O.C.)/3200/2933/2667/2400/2133 MHz 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics processors DDR4 5100(O.C.) / 5000(O.C.) /4866(O.C.) / 4600(O.C.) / 4400(O.C.) / 4000(O.C.) / 3600(O.C.) / 3333(O.C.) / 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 MHz AMD Ryzen 5000 series Processors/ 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen\Processors | |
Max System Memory | 64 GB | |
ECC Support | Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules | |
Rear Panel Connectors |
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USB 3.1 Type-C | 1 | |
USB 3.2 Type-A |
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1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports |
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D-Sub (VGA) | ||
DVI | ||
HDMI | 2 | |
Display Port | 1 | |
LAN (RJ45) | 1 | |
OFC Audio Jacks | 3 | |
SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) | 2 | |
Expansion Slots |
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PCI Express x16/x8/x4 | 1 1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX16) | |
PCI Express x1 | ||
Graphics System |
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Integrated Video | Integrated in the New Generation AMD Ryzen with Radeon Graphics | |
Multi-GPU Support | ||
Internal I/O Connectors & Headers |
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24-pin ATX Power Supply Connector | 1 | |
8-pin ATX 12V Power Connector | 1 | |
System/Chassis FAN Headers | 2 | |
TPM Module Connector | 1 | |
Clear CMOS Jumper | 1 | |
CPU FAN Connector | 1 | |
Addressable LED Strip Headers | 1 | |
4-pin RGB LED Connector | 1 | |
USB 2.0 Headers | 1 | |
USB 3.2 Headers | 1 | |
Front panel audio header | 1 | |
Front Panel Connector | 1 | |
Networking |
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Wired LAN | Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit) | |
Wireless LAN | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 | |
Bluetooth | Yes | |
Storage System |
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M.2 Ports | 2 | |
SATA 3.0 Ports | 4 | |
RAID | 0/1/10 | |
Optane Support | ||
Audio |
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Integrated Audio | Yes | |
Audio Chip | Realtek ALC1220-VB codec | |
Channels | 2/4/5.1/7.1 |