Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2 Motherboard

Gigabyte B550 Gaming X V2

Brand
Gigabyte
Model
B550 Gaming X V2
$176–$194estimated range · from catalog price Jul 31, 2026

Mainstream ATX AM4 B550 board (2020) with PCIe 4.0 x16, dual M.2, DDR4-128GB, front USB-C, HDMI/DVI and 1GbE—ideal for first builds, expansion, OC and faster RAM.

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ReleasedAug 2020
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SocketAM4
ChipsetB550
MemoryDDR4
Max RAM speed4400 MHz
Form factorATX
RAM slots4
M.2 slots2
PCIe x161
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Product overview

Released in August 2020, Gigabyte’s B550 Gaming X V2 is part of AMD’s 500‑series B550 family for AM4, bringing PCIe 4.0 from the CPU and support for Ryzen 3000/4000G/5000 processors. It continues to receive BIOS updates as recently as April 14, 2026.

Positioned as a mainstream ATX board, it exists to deliver affordable PCIe 4.0 graphics and NVMe plus sensible I/O without extras like onboard Wi‑Fi. Four DDR4 DIMMs (up to 128 GB), one PCIe 4.0 x16 slot for a GPU, dual NVMe M.2 (one up to PCIe 4.0 x4), Realtek 1 GbE, rear HDMI/DVI, and a front‑panel USB‑C header make it a solid base for first‑time builders, expansion/multi‑M.2, overclocking, and high‑speed memory. Unique: HDMI 2.1 output when using a Ryzen APU.

Best for
  • first-time builders
  • expansion/multi-M.2
  • overclocking
  • high-speed memory

Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the motherboards catalog
Current modelCatalog models
Max RAM speed4400 MHz
Higher than 23% of motherboards
RAM slots4
Higher than 93% of motherboards
M.2 slots2
Higher than 43% of motherboards
Socket
AM4
Memory
DDR4
WiFi
No
Integrated Graphics
Yes
USB
3.2
Max Memory Size
128 GB
ECC Support
No
Chipset
B550
Max RAM speed
4400 MHz
Form factor
ATX
RAM slots
4
M.2 slots
2
PCIe x16
1
Processor Generation
3000, 4000, 5000
Pci E
4.0
M 2
PCI-E
Sata Slots
6
Sata Speed
6 Gb/s
Pci E Slots
1
Tdp
45 W
Nvme
Yes
Pci E X1
3
Pci E X4
1
Cpu Brand
AMD
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