Any opinions on the MSI PRO B550-P GEN3

I can't see if the msi board is Pcie4 , the Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 is same money has Pcie4 and q flash plus.

Check the specs on both before you decide.
 
I think my woes with the Gigabyte B350 have put me off the brand this time around, so I'd like to try something different.

He's only got a gen3 NVME drive as his boot drive, would there be any benefit from connecting that to a gen4 interface?
 
broona said:
I think my woes with the Gigabyte B350 have put me off the brand this time around, so I'd like to try something different.

He's only got a gen3 NVME drive as his boot drive, would there be any benefit from connecting that to a gen4 interface?
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No but you have an opertunity to get pcie4 which for the same price is a no brainer as it gives more upgrade option.

Your call but any brand can become faulty, you will have a 3 year warranty.

See what others think.
 
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mickyflinn said:
No but you have an opertunity to get pcie4 which for the same price is a no brainer as it gives more upgrade option.

Your call but any brand can become faulty, you will have a 3 year warranty.

See what others think.
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Very true, thanks.

I can't find it in stock for the same price with delivery tomorrow though? I'll keep looking.
 
broona said:
I'm struggling to find both reasonably priced and in stock, but I've found the MSI PRO B550-P GEN3 in stock with delivery tomorrow for £105.

Anyone know if it's a decent board before I order it? Thanks.
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It's a new board, I think, the BIOS seems to support nearly all AM4 CPUs out of the box. VRM looks a bit light, but it does have heatsinks. Reminds me of the Z370 range.

Only one M.2 and PCI-E 3.0, which makes me wonder if it's a rebrand.

I'd imagine it would be fine for 6 and 8 core CPUs.
 
Just wondering how you found the board as I've just purchased one with a 5600. Did it need a bios flash to work?
TIA
 
wiggy said:
Just wondering how you found the board as I've just purchased one with a 5600. Did it need a bios flash to work?
TIA
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I ended up with the MSI B550-A PRO instead, worked out of the box with a 5700x, I'm sure yours should support the 5xxxx series from the factory too.
 
Tetras said:
As far as I can gather, the release BIOS is dated April 2022 and the board supports all current CPUs out of the box.
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Your correct, it says on the box Ryzen 5000 ready
Oh I have one NVME slot with a 500gig, however I don't have another to expand storage. Can I use a pcie adapter and put it in the PCIE 2.0x16?
TIA
 
wiggy said:
Your correct, it says on the box Ryzen 5000 ready
Oh I have one NVME slot with a 500gig, however I don't have another to expand storage. Can I use a pcie adapter and put it in the PCIE 2.0x16?
TIA
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Yes you can , that slot e4 runs at pcie 3.0 x 4 from the chipset not pcie 2.0.


www.msi.com

PRO B550-P GEN3

To release AMD Ryzen AM4 processors, the PRO B550-P GEN3 offers Core boost and DDR4 Boost. Equipped with Turbo M.2 and 1G LAN, it provides the access to the latest peripheral connectivity standards.
www.msi.com www.msi.com
 
mickyflinn said:
Yes you can , that slot e4 runs at pcie 3.0 x 4 from the chipset not pcie 2.0.


www.msi.com

PRO B550-P GEN3

To release AMD Ryzen AM4 processors, the PRO B550-P GEN3 offers Core boost and DDR4 Boost. Equipped with Turbo M.2 and 1G LAN, it provides the access to the latest peripheral connectivity standards.
www.msi.com www.msi.com
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Ok cool, thank you for the link. ✊
 
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