ASRock B450M Steel Legend Motherboard
ASRock B450M Steel Legend
Steel Legend represents the philosophical state of rock-solid durability and irresistible aesthetics. Built around most demanding specs and features, the Steel Legend series aims at daily users and mainstream enthusiasts! Providing a strong array of materials/components to ensure a stable and reliable performance. A motherboard that fulfills every task – with style!
Features
- AMD AM4 Socket
- Supports DDR4 3533+ (OC)
- 1 PCIe 3.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x16, 1 PCIe 2.0 x1
- AMD Quad CrossFireX™
- Graphics Output: DisplayPort, HDMI
- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC892 Audio Codec), Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps
- 4 SATA3, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4), 1 M.2 (SATA3)
- 2 USB 3.1 Gen2 (Rear Type-A+C)
- 6 USB 3.1 Gen1 (2 Front, 4 Rear)
- Realtek Gigabit LAN
Specification
| Unique Feature | ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 - ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) - ASRock USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) ASRock Super Alloy - XXL Aluminum Alloy Heatsink - Premium 60A Power Choke - Nichicon 12K Black Caps (100% Japan made high quality conductive polymer capacitors) - I/O Armor - Sapphire Black PCB - High Density Glass Fabric PCB - 2oz Copper PCB ASRock Steel Slot ASRock Ultra M.2 (PCIe Gen3 x4) ASRock Full Spike Protection (for all USB, Audio, LAN Ports) ASRock Live Update & APP Shop |
| CPU | - AMD AM4 Socket - Digi Power design - 6 Power Phase design |
| Chipset | - AMD Promontory B450 |
| Memory | - Dual Channel DDR4 Memory Technology - 4 x DDR4 DIMM Slots - AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Matisse) support DDR4 3200 / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Pinnacle Ridge) support DDR4 3533+(OC) / 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 3466+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933(OC) / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 ECC & non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Raven Ridge) support DDR4 3466+(OC) / 3200(OC) / 2933 / 2667 / 2400 / 2133 non-ECC, un-buffered memory* - Max. capacity of system memory: 64GB** - Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules - 15μ Gold Contact in DIMM Slots *For Ryzen Series CPUs (Picasso and Raven Ridge), ECC is only supported with PRO CPUs. Please refer to below table for AMD non-XMP memory frequency support. **Due to the operating system limitation, the actual memory size may be less than 4GB for the reservation for system usage under Windows® 32-bit OS. For Windows® 64-bit OS with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. |
| 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.** - Dual graphics output: Support HDMI and DisplayPort 1.2 ports by independent display controllers - Supports HDMI 1.4 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 24Hz / (3840x2160) @ 30Hz - Supports DisplayPort 1.2 with max. resolution up to 4K x 2K (4096x2160) @ 60Hz - 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 and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports - Supports 4K Ultra HD (UHD) playback with HDMI 1.4 and DisplayPort 1.2 Ports *Actual support may vary by CPU **The Max shared memory 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 - Nichicon Fine Gold Series Audio Caps - PCB Isolate Shielding - Individual PCB Layers for R/L Audio Channel - Gold Audio Jacks |
| LAN | - PCIE 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 (Matisse, Summit Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge) - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x16 mode)* - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode) AMD Ryzen series CPUs (Picasso, Raven Ridge) - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x8 mode) (If you use Athlon 2xxGE series APU, PCIE2 slot will run at x4 mode.) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode) AMD Athlon series CPUs - 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x16 Slot (PCIE2: x4 mode)* - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3: x4 mode) - 1 x PCI Express 2.0 x1 Slot - Supports AMD Quad CrossFireX™ and CrossFireX™ *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 Matisse, Picasso, Summit Ridge, Raven Ridge and Pinnacle Ridge) or Gen3 x2 (16 Gb/s) (with Athlon series APU and Raven Ridge 2)** - 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_2), supports M Key type 2230/2242/2260/2280 M.2 SATA3 6.0 Gb/s module* *M2_2 and SATA3_3 share lanes. If either one of them is in use, the other one will be disabled. **Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks Supports ASRock U.2 Kit |
| Connector | - 1 x COM Port Header - 1 x TPM Header - 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 CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)***** - 3 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (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 - 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.1 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 CPU/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. ******The Chassis/Water Pump Fan supports the water cooler fan of maximum 2A (24W) fan power. CPU_FAN2/WP, CHA_FAN1/WP, CHA_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN3/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use. |
| Rear Panel I/O | - 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port - 1 x HDMI Port - 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 - 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port - 2 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (Supports ESD Protection) - 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection) - 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) - HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) |
| 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 Screws for M.2 Sockets |
| Hardware Monitor | - Temperature Sensing: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans - Fan Tachometer: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans - Quiet Fan (Auto adjust chassis fan speed by CPU temperature): CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans - Fan Multi-Speed Control: CPU, CPU/Water Pump, Chassis/Water Pump Fans - CASE OPEN detection - Voltage monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, Vcore |
| Form Factor | - Micro ATX Form Factor: 9.6-in x 9.6-in, 24.4 cm x 24.4 cm |
| OS | - Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit |
| Certifications | - FCC, CE - ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required) |
| Warranty | 3 Years |