ASUS PRIME B550M-K vs ASUS PRIME Z790M-PLUS

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PRIME B550M-K

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PRIME Z790M-PLUS

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PRIME B550M-K

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PRIME Z790M-PLUS

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At a glance

Key differences

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Performance6 differences

Compatible processor series

AMD Ryzen 3000 Series

Intel® Celeron® · Intel® Core™ i3 · Intel® Core™ i5

Motherboard chipset

AMD B550

Intel Z790

Motherboard chipset family

AMD

Intel

Chipset

AMD B550

Intel Z790

Processor manufacturer

AMD

Intel

Processor socket

Socket AM4

LGA 1700

Design1 difference

Weight

785 g

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Connectivity7 differences

Wi-Fi

HDMI ports quantity

Number of storage drives supported

Supported memory clock speeds

2133 · 2400 · 2666

4800 · 5000 · 5200

Supported memory types

DDR4-SDRAM

DDR5-SDRAM

Supported storage drive interfaces

M.2, SATA

M.2, PCI Express 4.0, SATA

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors

USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity

Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10

Windows 10, Windows 11

General2 differences

Component for

Ethernet LAN

Yes

Manufacturer Sku

90MB14V0-M0EAY0

90MB1E70-M0EAY0

Model Number

PRIME B550M-K

PRIME Z790M-PLUS

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PRIME B550M-K vs PRIME Z790M-PLUS

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