[SOLVED] B550 vs x570

[MrPenguin256]

I just have a question about these 2 motherboards. Currently I am rebuilding my system with a rtx 2080, 32gb corsair vengence ram, a new 5800x and a 850w evga power supply but am confused about which motherboard to buy. I have always associated the B motherboards as more of a low end board but based off the research I have done they seem exactly the same as a x570 minus a few gen 4 pcie ports. I have seen plenty of high end builds use b550 motherboards and plenty of low end builds use x570 motherboards so it is really confusing to me which one I should get. The thing that is really driving me away from x570 is the chipset fan that seems to be loud in some peoples case and quite honestly I don't really see a purpose in needing all of those pcie gen 4 ports. I was just wondering what insight anyone can give me about this topic.

 

[CountMike]

I just have a question about these 2 motherboards. Currently I am rebuilding my system with a rtx 2080, 32gb corsair vengence ram, a new 5800x and a 850w evga power supply but am confused about which motherboard to buy. I have always associated the B motherboards as more of a low end board but based off the research I have done they seem exactly the same as a x570 minus a few gen 4 pcie ports. I have seen plenty of high end builds use b550 motherboards and plenty of low end builds use x570 motherboards so it is really confusing to me which one I should get. The thing that is really driving me away from x570 is the chipset fan that seems to be loud in some peoples case and quite honestly I don't really see a purpose in needing all of those pcie gen 4 ports. I was just wondering what insight anyone can give me about this topic.

Main difference between B550 and X570 MB is in equipment and accordingly prices for them. Good B550 will perform same with all Ryzen you can throw in it.
As for PCIe v4, B550 has at least 2 enough for GPU and 1xNVMe where it's most important.
Quality wise, just chipset is not important but make and model of particular MB. there are some X570s worse than some B550s.

 

[TommyTwoTone66]

Sheesh, people really pay attention to model numbers huh.

No, the “B” in B550 does not mean “B-Grade”, and “X” does not mean x-treme!!!1!

it’s just a random letter they decided to use. Both chipsets are more or less the same.

 

[JinxTheWorld]

Just go with a X570 or if your willing to wait, get a mobo that uses DDR5 RAM for next gen CPU's which come out next year before or during summer. Ultimately up to you, but if you aren't doing any OC on your CPU, just about any budget x570 will be enough. I know ASRock and MSI make cheap and reliable ones.

 

[Third-Eye]

I just have a question about these 2 motherboards. Currently I am rebuilding my system with a rtx 2080, 32gb corsair vengence ram, a new 5800x and a 850w evga power supply but am confused about which motherboard to buy. I have always associated the B motherboards as more of a low end board but based off the research I have done they seem exactly the same as a x570 minus a few gen 4 pcie ports. I have seen plenty of high end builds use b550 motherboards and plenty of low end builds use x570 motherboards so it is really confusing to me which one I should get. The thing that is really driving me away from x570 is the chipset fan that seems to be loud in some peoples case and quite honestly I don't really see a purpose in needing all of those pcie gen 4 ports. I was just wondering what insight anyone can give me about this topic.

You really only need an x570 board if you need extra storage either from SATA ports (usually up to 8 ports) or more than two M.2 slots (some B550 have three M.2). If you want to run 2 GPUs or PCIE cards that require more bandwidth you will need an x570(or some B550) motherboard with specific PCIE lane configurations, like bifurcated PCIE x16 slots for x8/x8 instead of the usual x16/x4.

If it's just for gaming, the options with B550 are usually more than enough.

 

[drea.drechsler]

The only difference due to the chipset itself is X570 offers slightly more PCIe lanes for mfr to use for more PCIe slots, a second ultra-speed LAN port, more SATA ports, or whatever. Also, the lanes the chipset provides to PCIe slots with a B550 are all PCIe gen 3 while the chipset lanes to all slots are PCIe gen 4 with X570...3000 and 5000 series CPU's only in both cases. Both chipsets furnish gen4 lanes to the primary NVME and GPU slots, 3000/5000 CPU's only.

Other than that, mfr's have given X570 it's premium cachet largely by equipping those boards in their lineups lavishly with extreme VRM designs, monstrous heatsinking and shielding, lustrous RGB suites, and features useful for LN2 overclocking. With decent board shielding and indicators and switches included on the board itself there are a number of X570 boards that are very well suited for 'open-air' installation where all the hardware is on full display, without a case in the conventional sense.

That said, there are many B550 boards more than adequate for running even 5950X CPU's.