AMD B450 AORUS Motherboard with 4+2 Phase IR Digital PWM, Intel® Dual Band 802.11ac Wave2 WIFI, M.2 with Thermal Guard, RGB FUSION 2.0, ALC1220-VB Audio, Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed, CEC 2019 ready

• Supports AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors
• Dual Channel ECC/ Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 2 DIMMs
• Intel® Dual Band 802.11ac Wave2 WIFI & BT 5
• DisplayPort, HDMI*2 Ports for Multiple Display
• Ultra-Fast NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 with Thermal Guard
• ALC1220-VB Enhance 114dB(Rear)/ 110dB(Front) SNR in Microphone with High-end Audio Capacitors
• RGB FUSION 2.0 with Multi-Zone LED Light Show Design, Supports Digital LED & RGB LED Strips
• Intel® GbE LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
• Smart Fan 5 Features 5 Temperature Sensors and 2 Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
• APP Center Including EasyTune™ and Cloud Station™ Utilities
• CEC 2019 Ready, Save Power with a Simple Click

GET READY FOR AMD RYZEN™ 3000-SERIES
GIGABYTE AM4 motherboards are ready to support the latest AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Processors and are backwards compatible with AMD Ryzen™ 2000 and 1000 Processors. With a rich list of features on GIGABYTE AM4 motherboards such as Ultra Durable™ Armor for PCIe/ memory slots, USB Type-C™ interfaces on select boards, refined audio quality, high speed Ethernet, and the latest standard WIFI design, GIGABYTE AM4 motherboards are perfect for users looking to build the best AMD platform systems.

AMD StoreMI technology
GIGABYTE 400-series maximize your PC's potential with AMD StoreMI technology. StoreMI accelerates traditional storage devices to reduce boot times and enhance the overall user experience. This easy-to-use utility combines the speed of SSDs with the high capacity of HDDs into a single drive, enhances the read/write speeds of the device to match that of SSDs, bolsters data performance for incredible value, and transforms the everyday PC to a performance driven system.

The benefits of AMD StoreMI:

• Making the PC experience fast, smooth and easy
• Optimizing computer responsiveness from system boot to application launch
• Offering SSD performance with HDD capacity at an affordable cost
• Quickly accessing key files by automatically learning users' computing behaviors

4+2 Digital Power Design
IR Digital PWM Provider for High Performance Power IC solutions
AORUS B450 I AORUS PRO WIFI uses an all IR digital CPU power design which includes both digital PWM Controllers and Power Stage controllers, capable of providing at least 50A of power. These 100% digital controllers and additional 8 Solid-pin CPU Power Connectors offer incredible precision in delivering power to the motherboard's most power-hungry and energy-sensitive components, allowing enthusiasts to get the absolute maximum performance from the new 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ processors.

4+2 Digital Power Design

• 4 Phases Vcore, 2 Phases SOC (Memory Controller) Digital Power
• 50A for both each Vcore phase and each SOC phase
• Server level reliability
• High current capacity
• Lower temperature

AORUS M.2 Thermal Guard
GIGABYTE Ultra-Efficient M.2 Thermal Guard
With durability in mind, GIGABYTE provides a thermal solution for M.2 drives. The M.2 Thermal Guard prevents throttling and bottlenecks from M.2 devices as it helps to reduce and dissipate heat before it becomes an issue.

Smashes the GbE Barrier!
Intel Next-Gen Wireless solution supports 802.11ac Wave 2 function, enables gigabit wireless performance, provides smooth video streaming, better gaming experience, few dropped connections and speeds up to 1.73Gbps. Double the speed than the previous generation.

Native USB 3.1 Gen2
AMD 400-series chipset provides native USB 3.1 Gen2 ports with speeds up to 10Gbps. Available over the USB Type-A connector, the USB3.1 Gen2 is much improved with twice the bandwidth compared to its previous generation as well as backward compatibility with USB2.0 and USB3.1 Gen1.

ALC1220-VB Immersive Gaming ViBes
All New Realtek High-End HD Audio Codec
ALC1220 120dB SNR HD Audio with Smart Headphone Amp automatically detects the impedance of your head-worn audio device, preventing issues such as low volume and distortion. New VB series audio controller stream your voice to the world vibrantly with both front/rear microphone SNR up to 110/114dB.

No More Confusion During In-Game Voice Chat
Microphone input with higher front dynamic range allows gamers to hear more clearly. No more misunderstandings, no more confusing GO! GO! GO! as NO! NO! NO!

High-End Audio Capacitors
GIGABYTE Gaming motherboards use high-end Chemicon audio capacitors. These high quality capacitors help deliver high resolution and high fidelity audio to provide the most realistic sound effects for gamers.

Multi-Zone Light Show Design
Now offering more LED customizations than ever, users can truly adapt their PC to represent their lifestyle. With full RGB support and a redesigned RGB Fusion 2.0 application, the user has complete control over the LEDs which surround the motherboard.

Smart Fan 5
With Smart Fan 5 users can ensure that their gaming PC can maintain its performance while staying cool. Smart Fan 5 allows users to interchange their fan headers to reflect different thermal sensors at different locations on the motherboard. Not only that, with Smart Fan 5 more hybrid fan headers that support both PWM and Voltage mode fans have been introduced to make the motherboard more liquid cooling friendly.

Fan Stop
Achieve fan silence. With Fan Stop map any fan to stop completely when temperatures drop below a specified threshold. Which fan stops, based on readings from which sensor, and at what temperature—all of it can be customized to your liking.

Specifications:
CPU: AM4 Socket: Support for AMD Ryzen™ 2nd Generation/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics/ Ryzen™ 1st Generation Processors
Chipset: AMD B450
Memory: 2 x DDR4 DIMM sockets supporting up to 32 GB of system memory

• Dual-channel memory architecture
• Support for DDR4 3600(O.C­.)/3466(O.C.)/3200(O­.C.)/2933/2667­/2400/2133 MHz memory modules
• Support for ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8 memory modules
• ECC is only supported with AMD Ryzen™ and Athlon™ of PRO-series CPU.
• Support for non-ECC Un-buffered DIMM 1Rx8/2Rx8/1Rx16 memory modules
• Support for Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) memory modules
• (Please refer “Memory Support List” for more information.)

Onboard Graphics:

• Integrated Graphics Processor:
• 1 x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2304@60 Hz
• Support for DisplayPort 1.2 version.
• 2 x HDMI ports, supporting a maximum resolution of 4096×2160@60 Hz(Note)
• Support for HDMI 2.0 version and HDCP 2.2.(Note)
• One of HDMI function is limited if using an AMD Athlon™ 200-series APU.
• Support for up to 3 displays at the same time
• Maximum shared memory of 16 GB
• (Note) Actual support may vary by CPU.

Audio:

• Realtek® ALC1220-VB codec
• High Definition Audio
• 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
• To configure 7.1-channel audio, you have to use an HD front panel audio module and enable the multi-channel audio feature through the audio driver.
• Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN: Intel® GbE LAN chip (10/100/1000 Mbit)
Wireless Communication module: Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, supporting 2.4/5 GHz Dual-Band

• BLUETOOTH 5
• Support for 11ac 160 MHz wireless standard and up to 1.73 Gbps data rate
• Actual data rate may vary depending on environment and equipment.

** Intel WIFI driver only support for Win10–64bit
Expansion Slots: 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running at x16(Note)

• (The PCIEX16 slot conforms to PCI Express 3.0 standard.)
• 1 x M.2 Socket 1 connector for the wireless communication module (M2_WIFI)
• (Note) Actual support may vary by CPU.

Storage Interface: 1 x M.2 connector (Socket 3, M key, type 2242/2260/2280 SATA and PCIe 3.0 x4/x2 SSD support)

• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• Support for RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10

USB: Chipset:

• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) on the back panel
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports available through the internal USB header
• 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports available through the internal USB header
• Integrated in the APU:
• 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports on the back panel

Internal I/O Connectors:

• 1 × 24-pin ATX main power connector
• 1 × 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
• 1 x CPU fan header
• 1 x system fan header
• 1 x digital LED strip header
• 1 x CPU cooler LED strip/RGB LED strip header
• 4 x SATA 6Gb/s connectors
• 1 x M.2 Socket 3 connector
• 1 x front panel header
• 1 x front panel audio header
• 1 x S/PDIF Out header
• 1 x speaker header
• 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 header
• 1 x USB 2.0/1.1 header
• 1 x Trusted Platform Module (TPM) header (2×6 pin, for the GC-TPM2.0_S modu­le only)
• 1 x Clear CMOS jumper
• 1 x chassis intrusion header

Back Panel Connectors:

• 1 x DisplayPort
• 2 x HDMI ports
• 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red)
• 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports
• 1 x RJ-45 port
• 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
• 3 x audio jacks

I/O Controller: iTE® I/O Controller Chip
H/W Monitoring: Voltage detection

• Temperature detection
• Fan speed detection
• Overheating warning
• Fan fail warning
• Fan speed control
• Whether the fan speed control function is supported will depend on the cooler you install.

BIOS: 1 × 128 Mbit flash

• Use of licensed AMI UEFI BIOS
• PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.7, WfM 2.0, SM BIOS 2.7, ACPI 5.0

Unique Features:

• Support for APP Center
• Available applications in APP Center may vary by motherboard model. Supported functions of each application may also vary depending on motherboard specifications.
• @BIOS
• 3D OSD
• AutoGreen
• Cloud Station
• EasyTune
• Fast Boot
• Game Boost
• ON/OFF Charge
• RGB Fusion
• Smart Backup
• Smart Keyboard
• Smart TimeLock
• Smart HUD
• Smart Survey
• System Information Viewer
• USB Blocker
• V-Tuner
• Support for Q-Flash
• Support for Xpress Install

Bundled Software: Norton® Internet Security (OEM version)

• cFosSpeed

Operating System:

• Support for Windows 10 64-bit
• Support for Windows 7 64-bit
• To support Windows 7 64-bit, you must install an AMD Pinnacle Ridge & Summit Ridge CPU.
• Intel WIFI driver only support for Win10–64bit
• Please download the “Windows USB Installation Tool” from GIGABYTE's website and install it before installing Windows 7.

Form Factor:

• Mini-ITX Form Factor; 17.0cm x 17.0cm