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Gigabyte B550M DS3H
Budget AM4 micro-ATX board with PCIe 4.0, two M.2 slots and DVI plus HDMI output.
- AM4
- B550
- Micro-ATX
- DDR4
- 2
PCPR score
6.4
Fair
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The short version
The B550M DS3H is a basic AM4 micro-ATX board for Ryzen 3000 and 5000 processors. It offers a PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, a CPU-attached PCIe 4.0 M.2 slot with 22110 support, a chipset M.2 slot, four SATA ports and a Q-Flash Plus button. It has no Wi-Fi, USB-C on the rear or DisplayPort, so it fits cost-focused AM4 upgrades.
Pros
- PCIe 4.0 GPU slot and CPU M.2 slot
- Q-Flash Plus button
- HDMI and DVI outputs
Cons
- No onboard Wi-Fi
- No USB-C on the rear panel
- Chipset M.2 slot runs at PCIe 3.0 x2
Best for
- Budget Ryzen 5000 upgrades
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Full specifications
Core
- Socket
- AM4
- Chipset
- B550
- Form factor
- Micro-ATX
Memory
- Memory type
- DDR4
- Memory slots type
- DIMM
- Memory slots
- 4
- Max memory
- 128 GB
Expansion
- M.2 slots
- 2
- M.2 PCIe 5.0 slots
- 0
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots
- 1
- M.2 PCIe 3.0 slots
- 1
- Supports M.2 22110
- Yes
- SATA ports
- 4
- PCIe x16 slots
- 1
- Primary PCIe slot version
- 4.0
- PCIe x4 slots
- 1
- PCIe x1 slots
- 1
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- None
Ports & I/O
- USB4 / Thunderbolt ports
- 0
- Rear USB-C ports
- 0
- Rear USB-A ports
- 8
- Front USB-C header
- No
- USB 3 headers
- 1
- USB 2 headers
- 1
- HDMI outputs (iGPU)
- 1
- DisplayPort outputs (iGPU)
- 0
Cooling
- Fan headers
- 3
- ARGB headers (5V)
- 2
- RGB headers (12V)
- 2
Power
- CPU power
- 1 x 8-pin
Fit
- Back-connect (BTF / Project Zero)
- No
Features
- BIOS flashback
- Yes
Compatibility notes
- Supports Ryzen 5000 and 3000 series; Ryzen 5000 G-series run the GPU and M.2 at PCIe 3.0.
- Only three fan headers.
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Common questions
Does it support PCIe 4.0?
Yes for the graphics slot and the CPU-attached M.2 slot with Ryzen 5000 and 3000 series processors. Ryzen G-series run PCIe 3.0.
Does it have Wi-Fi?
No, this model has no wireless module. Gigabyte lists separate B550M DS3H AC variants that add Wi-Fi if you need it.
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