ASRock B550M-HDV for 4600G?? 🙄🙄
ASRock B550M-HDV for 4600G?? 🙄🙄
You won't gain any benefits from upgrading to B550 over B450, and there are several B450 models in the same price range that perform better. Most B550 boards outperform all B450 boards. The top-tier B450 boards surpass the lower-end B550 options while matching their cost. (Remember this applies to current US prices, but it should work elsewhere as well.) The ASRock board you referenced costs $80. If you opt for the ASUS B450M-A II instead, you'll find a board with identical features but more SATA ports, BIOS flashback, a real VRM heatsink, and four DIMM slots rather than two. Its sole benefit is support for PCIe Gen 4, though the 4600G doesn’t actually use it. So, you might prefer the ASUS version. If you aim for something closer to the ASRock B550M-HDV on B450, consider the MSI B550M Pro-M2 Max at $69—a nearly identical build with no Gen 4 support. That extra $11 lets you upgrade to an R5 5600G, which offers a significantly better CPU than the 4600G. Overall, with B450 you typically get a more capable system for the same budget, either through a superior motherboard, a better CPU, or by investing the additional $5 in a higher-end component.