B550: The possible specifications of the AMD mid-range chipset are announced

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AMD B550 chipset specifications appear, a somewhat simpler version than the X570, losing the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface.

Users have long been claiming a simpler chipset for AMD Ryzen 3000 processors. The X570 chipset is the most powerful solution, but now the company is finalizing the B550 chipset. This chipset has many similarities with the current AMD chipset, but without the PCIe 4.0 x16 interface. It is not a big loss, since it seems that interest in the PCIe 4.0 interface is quite limited.

The new B550 chipset will primarily be for the Ryzen 3 and Ryzen 5 ranges. Motherboards with this chipset will in principle be cheaper and also simpler. The chipset fan may also be lost, as it is a simpler solution.

AMD B550 chipset specifications published

Perhaps a part of the most interesting is that it offers two USB 3.2 Gen2 @ 10Gbps and six USB 2.0. This AM5 B550 chipset offers us four SATA III @ 6Gbps ports. The connectivity between chipset and processor is reduced to a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface, reducing bandwidth a bit compared to the X570 chipset.

Although support for the PCIe 4.0 interface is lost, not many users want it on their system. Additionally, the graphics card market is not getting the most out of this type of interface.

The interesting part is that the PCIe 4.0 interface will be maintained for M.2 SSDs. It will allow us to install an SSD drive on a motherboard and get a little extra performance. These new motherboards could reach the market next October.

If they arrive in October, they could match the newly filtered Ryzen 5 3500 and Ryzen 5 3500X processors. About Ryzen 3 processors we still don't have news. Possibly due to the problems of TSMC to manufacture processors for AMD, the low range is delayed enough, if they end up reaching the market.