Asus PRIME B450M-K AM4 DDR4 mATX Motherboard

Features

• Fan Xpert: Flexible controls for ultimate cooling and quietness, plus GPU-temperature sensing for cooler gaming
• 5X Protection III: Multiple hardware safeguards for all-round protection
• Ultrafast connectivity: Supreme flexibility with USB 3.1 Gen 2, Native M.2
• LED illumination: Lighting control for both PCIe slot and audio trace paths

Overview

ASUS Prime B450 Series motherboards provide the solid foundation needed for your first build, plus flexibility to grow with your ambitions. We've melded all the good stuff that's packed into AMD Ryzen™ processors with essential ASUS design and engineering, so you benefit from industry-leading technologies - including automated system tuning, comprehensive cooling controls, and immersive onboard audio. When you build with an ASUS Prime B450 Series motherboard, you build smart, easy and affordably.

Cooler by design

Prime B450 Series features the most comprehensive cooling controls ever, configurable via ASUS Fan Xpert software or the UEFI BIOS.

Make your memory faster

Featuring an array of trace layout tweaks that improve memory stability, PRIME B450 Series provides a potent foundation for your build. With comprehensive support for the full gamut of Ryzen memory configurations - from entry-level to performance-oriented - PRIME B450 Series is a versatile all-rounder that can work or play.

Media-acclaimed UEFI BIOS

The UEFI BIOS is an early waypoint on any PC-building journey, and Prime B450 Series has one of the best in the business.

USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A

Ultimate-speed 10Gbps with USB 3.1 Gen 2 onboard

With backward-compatible USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A™, you'll experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps - twice as fast as standard USB 3.1 Gen 1.

M.2

Speed up with onboard M.2

With x4 PCI Express® 3.0/2.0 bandwidth, M.2 supports up to 32Gbps data-transfer speeds. It's the perfect choice for an operating system or application drive, providing fast access to data.

Specification

CPU

AMD AM4 Socket AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors

Chipset

AMD B450

Memory

AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors

2 x DIMM, Max. 32GB, DDR4 3200(O.C.)/3000(O.C.)/2933(O.C.)/2800(O.C.)/2666/2400/2133 MHz Un-buffered Memory

Dual Channel Memory Architecture

ECC Memory (ECC mode) support varies by CPU.

* Refer to www.asus.com for the Memory QVL (Qualified Vendors Lists).

Graphic

Integrated in the AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processors

Multi-VGA output support : DVI-D/D-Sub ports

- Supports DVI-D with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz

- Supports D-sub with max. resolution 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz

Expansion Slots

AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors

1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 mode)

AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Processor

1 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x8 mode) *1

AMD B450 chipset

2 x PCIe 2.0 x1

Storage

AMD B450 chipset :

4 x SATA 6Gb/s port(s), gray,

Support Raid 0, 1, 10

AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors :

1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

LAN

Realtek® RTL8111H, 1 x Gigabit LAN Controller(s)

ASUS LAN Guard

Audio

Realtek® ALC887 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC

Audio Feature :

- LED-illuminated design - Brighten up your build with the gorgeous illuminated audio trace path.

- Audio Shielding: Ensures precision analog/digital separation and greatly reduced multi-lateral interference

- Dedicated audio PCB layers: Separate layers for left and right channels to guard the quality of the sensitive audio signals

- Premium Japanese audio capacitors: Provide warm, natural and immersive sound with exceptional clarity and fidelity

* Choose the chassis with HD audio module in front panel to support 8-channel audio output.

USB Ports

AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation :

4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (4 at back panel, blue)

AMD B450 chipset :

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 port(s) (2 at back panel, )

AMD B450 chipset :

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (2 at mid-board)

AMD B450 chipset :

4 x USB 2.0/1.1 port(s) (4 at mid-board)

Special Features

ASUS 5X Protection III :

- ASUS SafeSlot Core: Fortified PCIe Slot prevents damage

- ASUS LANGuard: Protects against LAN surges, lightning strikes and static-electricity discharges!

- ASUS Overvoltage Protection: World-class circuit-protecting power design

- ASUS Stainless-Steel Back I/O: 3X corrosion-resistance for greater durability!

- ASUS DIGI+ VRM: 6 Phase digital power design

ASUS Exclusive Features :

- AI Suite 3

- Ai Charger

ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution :

- Stylish Fanless Design Heat-sink solution

- ASUS Fan Xpert

ASUS EZ DIY :

- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3

- ASUS EZ Flash 3

- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode

- Multi-language BIOS

ASUS Q-Design :

- ASUS Q-Slot

- ASUS Q-DIMM

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard (purple)

1 x PS/2 mouse (green)

1 x DVI-D

1 x D-Sub

1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s)

2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2

4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ,

3 x Audio jack(s)

Internal I/O Ports

1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1(up to 5Gbps) connector(s) support(s) additional 2 USB 3.1 Gen 1 port(s) (19-pin)

2 x USB 2.0 connector(s) support(s) additional 4 USB 2.0 port(s)

1 x M.2 Socket 3 with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x 4 mode)

1 x COM port(s) connector(s)

4 x SATA 6Gb/s connector(s)

1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)

1 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)

1 x S/PDIF out header(s)

1 x 24-pin EATX Power connector(s)

1 x 8-pin ATX 12V Power connector(s)

1 x Front panel audio connector(s) (AAFP)

1 x System panel(s)

1 x Clear CMOS jumper(s)

1 x Speaker connector

Accessories

User's manual

I/O Shield

2 x SATA 6Gb/s cable(s)

1 x M.2 Anchor

1 x Supporting DVD

BIOS

128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS, PnP, SM BIOS 3.1, ACPI 6.1, Multi-language BIOS, ASUS EZ Flash 3, ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3, F3 My Favorite, Last Modified log, F12 PrintScreen, ASUS DRAM SPD (Serial Presence Detect) memory information, F6 Qfan Control

Operating System

Windows® 10 64-bit

Form Factor

mATX Form Factor

8.9 inch x 8.7 inch ( 22.6 cm x 22.1 cm )

Note

1*Support NVMe PCIe RAID.