MSI B450M PRO-VDH Max AM4 Motherboard Unboxing and Overview

MSI B450M PRO-VDH Max AM4 Motherboard Unboxing and Overview

AMD AM4 motherboard inspired from architectural design, with Core Boost, DDR4 Boost, Audio Boost, Turbo M.2
Supports 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Gen AMD Ryzen™ / Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics / Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Desktop Processors for Socket AM4
Supports DDR4 Memory, up to 3466+(OC) MHz
Turbo M.2: Running at PCI-E Gen3 x4 maximizes performance for NVMe based SSDs.
DDR4 Boost: Advanced technology to deliver pure data signals for the best performance and stability.
Audio Boost: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality.
EZ Debug LED: Easiest way to troubleshoot
Core Boost: With premium layout and fully digital power design to support more cores and provide better performance.
PCI-E Steel Armor: Protecting VGA cards against bending and EMI.

PROCESSOR
Supports 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Gen AMD Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics/ Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics Desktop Processors for Socket AM4

CHIPSET
AMD® B450 Chipset

MEMORY
4 x DDR4 memory slots, support up to 128GB *ComboPI 1.0.0.3-based and above BIOS are required.1
Supports 1866/ 2133/ 2400/ 2667Mhz (by JEDEC)
For AMD Ryzen Gen3 (R5/R7/R9)
Supports 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466/ 3733/ 3866 MHz (by A-XMP OC MODE)
For AMD Other Processors
Supports 2667/ 2800/ 2933/ 3000/ 3066/ 3200/ 3466 MHz (by A-XMP OC MODE)
Supports Dual Channel mode
Supports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)
Support non-ECC UDIMM memory
Please refer www.msi.com for more information on compatible memory.
See supported memory

SLOTS
1 x PCIe 3.0 x16 slot
1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ support x16 mode
Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics support x8 mode
Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics support x4 mode
2 x PCIe 2.0 x1 slots
ONBOARD GRAPHICS
1 x VGA port, supports a maximum resolution of 2048x1280@60Hz, 1920x1200@60Hz12
1 x DVI-D port, supports a maximum resolution of 1920x1200@60Hz12
1 x HDMI™ 2.0b with HDR port, supports a maximum resolution of 4K @60Hz123
Only support when using Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics, 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics and Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics processorsMaximum shared memory of 2048 MBGraphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

STORAGE
AMD® B450 Chipset
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports
Supports RAID 0, RAID1 and RAID 10
1 x M.2 slot (Key M)
Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 (1st, 2nd and 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™/ Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics and 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ with Radeon™ Graphics) or PCIe 3.0 x2 (Athlon™ with Radeon™ Vega Graphics) and SATA 6Gb/s
Supports 2242/ 2260 /2280 storage devices

AMD® B450 Chipset
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) ports through the internal USB 3.2 Gen1 connector
8 x USB 2.0 (High-speed USB) ports (4 ports on the back panel, 4 ports available through the internal USB connectors)
AMD® processor

4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (SuperSpeed USB) Type-A ports on the back panel
AUDIO

Realtek® ALC892/ALC897 Codec
7.1-Channel High Definition Audio

LAN
1 x Realtek® 8111H Gigabit LAN controller