ASRock B450M/AC (Wi-Fi) Gaming Motherboard

Model – B450M/AC

CPU – Supports AMD AM4 Socket

Chipset – AMD Promontory B450

Form Factor – Micro ATX Form Factor

Graphics Output – HDMI

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OVERVIEW
This ASRock B450M/AC gaming motherboard features an onboard RGB header and an addressable RGB header that allows the motherboard to be connected to compatible LED devices such as strips, CPU fans, coolers, chassis, and more. Users can also create their own unique lighting effects by synchronizing RGB LED devices to Polychrome RGB Sync-certified accessories.

It features a PCIe Gen3 x4 Ultra M.2 interface that boosts data transfer speeds up to 32Gb/s, and is compatible with ASRock’s U.2 Kit for installing some of the world’s fastest U.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 SSDs Is. This ASRock B450M/AC gaming motherboard comes with an 802.11ac WiFi (2.4G/5G WiFi) module that supports wireless networks and Bluetooth v4.2.

The motherboard provides up to 10X faster data transfer rates than USB 2.0 with optimized power efficiency. In addition, the B450M/AC motherboard features USB 3.2 Gen1 technology that boosts the data transfer rate up to 5Gb/s.

ASRock provides you with 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports to bring you an incredible data transfer experience. A powerful tool that combines your SSD speed with your hard disk’s capacity into a single, fast, and easy-to-manage drive, AMD StoreMI technology “combines” these two types of storage into a single drive and You get the most access to the SSD, so you can get the best of both worlds.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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Model_B450M/AC
CPU_– Supports AMD AM4 Socket Ryzen 2000, 3000, 4000 G-Series, 5000, and 5000 G-Series Desktop Processors
– Digi Power design
– 9 Power Phase design
Chipset_– AMD Promontory B450
Form Factor_– Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm
– 2oz Copper PCB
– Solid Capacitor design
Memory_– Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology
– 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots
– AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer) support DDR4 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– AMD Ryzen series APUs (Cezanne) support DDR4 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– AMD Ryzen series APUs (Renoir) support DDR4 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge) support DDR4 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 3200+(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) support DDR4 3200+(OC) / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory*
– Max. the capacity of system memory: 128GB**
– Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
– 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots *For Ryzen Series APUs (Picasso, Cezanne, Renoir and Raven Ridge), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs.
Please refer to the below table for AMD non-XMP memory frequency support.
BIOS_– 128Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with multilingual GUI support
– Supports “Plug and Play”
– ACPI 5.1 compliance wake up events
– Supports jumperfree
– SMBIOS 2.3 support
– DRAM Voltage multi-adjustment
Graphics_– 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.**
– Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096×2160) @ 24Hz / (3840×2160) @ 30Hz
– 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 Port
– Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 Port *Actual support may vary by CPU
**The Max shared memory of 16GB requires 32GB system memory installed.
Audio_– 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec)
– Premium Blu-ray Audio support
– Supports Surge Protection
– ELNA Audio Caps
LAN_– PCI-E x1 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000 Mb/s
– Realtek RTL8111H
– Supports Wake-On-LAN
– Supports Lightning/ESD Protection
– Supports Energy Efficient Ethernet 802.3az
– Supports PXE
Slots_AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Vermeer, Matisse, Cezanne, Renoir, Summit Ridge, and Pinnacle Ridge)
– 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x16 mode)*
– 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)
AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Picasso, Raven Ridge)
– 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x8 mode)*
– 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)
AMD Athlon series CPUs
– 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1: x4 mode)*
– 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)
– Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™
– 1 x Vertical M.2 Socket (Key E) with the bundled WiFi-802.11ac PCIe WiFi module (on the rear I/O) *Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Storage_– 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors, support RAID (RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10), NCQ, AHCI, and Hot Plug
– 1 x Ultra M.2 Socket (M2_1), supports M Key type 2242/2260/2280 M.2 PCI Express module up to Gen3 x4 (32 Gb/s) (with Vermeer, Matisse, Cezanne, Renoir, Picasso, Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge, and Pinnacle Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with Athlon series APU)**Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
Connector_– 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 Chassis Fan Connector (3-pin)*****
– 1 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)******
– 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
– 1 x 8 pin 12V Power Connector
– 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
– 1 x AMD LED Fan USB Header
– 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)*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 Chassis Fan Connector supports the chassis fan of maximum 1A (12W) fan power.
******The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power.
CHA_FAN1 can auto-detect if a 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
Rear Panel I/O_– 2 x Antenna Ports
– 1 x HDMI Port
– 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
– 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)
– 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED)
– HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Software and UEFI_Software
– ASRock A-Tuning
– ASRock Polychrome SYNC
– ASRock XFast LAN
UEFI
– ASRock Full HD UEFI
– ASRock Instant Flash
– ASRock Easy RAID Installer*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
Support CD_– Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version), Google Chrome Browser, and Toolbar
Accessories_– Quick Installation Guide, Support CD, I/O Shield
– 2 x SATA Data Cables
– 2 x ASRock WiFi 2.4/5 GHz Antennas
– 1 x Screw for M.2 Socket
Hardware Monitor_– Temperature Sensing: CPU, Chassis, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
– Fan Tachometer: CPU, Chassis, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
– Quiet Fan (Auto adjust the chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, Chassis, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
– Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, Chassis, Chassis/Water Pump Fans
– CASE OPEN detection
– Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore
OS_– Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit*
*Summit Ridge does not officially support Windows 11.
Certifications_– FCC, CE
– ERP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)
Unique Feature_ASRock Super Alloy
– Premium 42A Power Choke
– Sapphire Black PCB
– High-Density Glass Fabric PCB
– 2oz Copper PCB
Intel 802.11ac WiFi
ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4)
ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports)
ASRock Live Update & APP Shop
Product Dimension_41.1 x 29.2 x 7.1 cm
Weight_1 kg (approx)
Specification: ASRock B450M/AC (Wi-Fi) Gaming Motherboard
Product Type
Motherboards

CPU PLATFORM
AMD

CPU SOCKET
AM4

FORM FACTOR
MICRO-ATX

Brand
Asrock

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CHIPSET
AMD B450

MAXIMUM MEMORY
128 GB

IDEAL FOR GAMING
YES

WARRANTY
3 Years Warranty