Name: TUF B450M-PRO GAMING
Brand: ASUS
SKU: 10521

AMD B450 mATX gaming motherboard with Aura Sync RGB LED lighting, DDR4 4400MHz support, Dual M.2, and native USB 3.1 Gen 2.

Realtek S1200A Codec: Features an unprecedented 108dB signal-to-noise ratio for the stereo line-out and a 103dB SNR for the line-in, providing pristine audio quality
Exclusive DTS® Custom audio: Delivers positional cues to stereo headphones, helping you to pinpoint enemies and action
Fan Xpert 2+: Ensures every fan achieves the best balance of cooling performance and acoustics
TUF Protection: SafeSlot, ESD Guards, DDR4 overvoltage protection, Digi+ VRM, and stainless-steel back I/O for long-term reliability
Military-grade TUF Components: TUF LANGuard, TUF Chokes, TUF Capacitors, and TUF MOSFETs for maximum durability
Aura Sync RGB: Synchronize LED lighting with a vast portfolio of compatible PC gear

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The 2023 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Motherboard Brand goes to…ASUS. Not only has the brand been a favourite of our readers year-on-year, but this year’s results have been their highest in the last decade, surpassing their previous high of 62% in 2020’s Awards.

Can anyone beat ASUS in the PC DIY scene?

ASUS is highly regarded for quality components as well; its motherboards often the choice of enthusiasts, overclockers and gamers for their durability and performance.

With a commanding 62% share of the votes, ASUS is once again the winner of this Readers’ Choice category.

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Arm Your Battlestation

TUF Gaming motherboards are specially designed and tested to survive and thrive in conditions where other boards would struggle. Engineered with highly durable components, these motherboards deliver unwavering stability for gaming sessions that last as long as you demand.

When you build with a TUF Gaming motherboard, you also benefit from the TUF Gaming Alliance — an ASUS collaboration with trusted industry partners that ensures easier building, the best compatibility, and complementary aesthetics from components to case.

TUF MOSFETs
DIGI+VRM & EPU
TUF Chokes
TUF Caps
HDMI
USB 3.1 Gen 2 port
USB Type-C™ port
TUF Gaming Armor
PCI Express 3.0 Slot
ASUS SafeSlot
Realtek^® S1200A
Exclusive DTS Custom for
Gaming headsets
‧ TUF Gaming Audio Cover
‧ Audio Shielding
‧ Dedicated audio PCB layers
‧ Premium Japanese audio capacitors
DDR4
2* RGB Header
AMD AM4 Socket
AMD B450 Chipset
Dual M.2
SATA 6Gb/s ports
Front USB 3.1 Gen 1

Easy PC DIY Experience

TUF Gaming motherboards offer easy and safe DIY builds by leveraging great design, innovative engineering, and strong partnerships with major component manufacturers. The unrivalled combination of military-grade TUF Components, TUF Protection and the TUF Gaming Alliance means that you can rest assured that your gaming rig will go the distance.

TUF gaming alliance

TUF Gaming Alliance is a collaboration between ASUS and trusted PC-component brands to ensure compatibility with a wide range of parts, such as PC cases, power supplies, CPU coolers, memory kits and more. With more partnerships and components being added regularly, the TUF Gaming Alliance will continue to grow even stronger. Learn More

TUF PROTECTION

SafeSlot

Protect your graphics card investment

SafeSlot is the PCIe slot reinvented by ASUS and engineered to provide superior retention and shearing resistance. Manufactured in a single step using a new insert-molding process, SafeSlot integrates fortifying metal for an inherently stronger slot, which is then firmly anchored to the PCB through additional solder points.

ESD GUARDS

Electrostatic discharge protection

ESD Guards prolong the life of components while preventing damage from electrostatic discharge, providing protection for up to +/- 10kV of air discharge and +/- 6kV of contact discharge — greatly surpassing the respective industry standards of +/- 6kV and +/- 4kKV

LAN port

ESD TVS diode protection on the LAN Circuit.

Keyboards and mouse connectors

Additional on-circuit ESD transient-voltage-suppression.

VGA Protection

Additional on-circuit ESD TVS diodes to protect D-Sub functionality.

USB connectors

TVS diode for surface-mount and dual-inline package.

DIGI+ VRM

Precision control for stable power

The Digi+ VRM voltage-regulator module (VRM) is one of the finest in the industry, ensuring ultra-smooth and ultra-clean power delivery to the CPU at all times.

DRAM OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION

Short-circuit damage prevention

Onboard resettable fuses prevent overcurrent and short-circuit damage. This extends beyond I/O ports to DRAM to safeguard the lifespan of your system and connected devices.

Stainless-steel back I/O

3X-better corrosion resistance

TUF's corrosion-resistant stainless-steel back I/O panels are bonded with chromium oxide ― so they can endure a 72-hour salt-spray test, compared to the industry standard of just 24 hours.

TUF COMPONENTS

TUF CHOKES

Certified military-grade TUF chokes deliver rock-steady power to the CPU, helping to improve system stability.

TUF CAPACITORS

+52% temperature tolerance and 2.5X-longer lifespan.

TUF MOSFETs

Certified military-grade MOSFETs with lower RDS(on)*.

*Lower RDS(on) results in better power efficiency and reduced heat generation.

TUF LANGuard

Best surge protection

TUF LANGuard is a military-grade innovation that integrates advanced signal-coupling technology and premium surface-mounted capacitors to improve throughput, protecting the motherboard from lightning strikes and static electricity.

PERFORMANCE LEVEL UP

VRM THERMAL ENHANCEMENT

IMPROVED POWER DELIVERY, COOLING AND EFFICIENCY

TUF B450M-PRO GAMING has an enhanced VRM and heatsink to improve cooling performance. New alloy chokes provide higher power-conversion, lower power-dissipation and better temperature control for more efficient operation. Improved voltage tuning further increases performance. An optimized VRM layout and a larger VRM heatsink with bigger thermal pads that offer improved conductivity deliver increased heat dissipation, slower temperature build-up and better overall cooling efficiency.

FLEXIBLE COOLING CONTROLS

FAN XPERT 2+

System temperatures are key to a stable gaming rig. TUF Gaming motherboards include FAN Xpert 2+ software that's able to intelligently control system fans based upon the input of sensor. This ensures that your TUF Gaming system stays perfectly cooled, no matter how long you play.

FAN XPERT 2+

TUF B450M-PRO GAMING features the most comprehensive fan controls ever, configurable via FAN Xpert 2+ and our award-winning UEFI BIOS.

Multiple temperature sources
4-pin PWM/DC fan

Each header can monitor and react to dedicated thermal sensors.
Every onboard header supports auto-detection of PWM or DC fans.
A dedicated integrated circuit protects each fan header from over-temperature and overcurrent.

DDR4 SUPPORT

TUF Gaming motherboards are subjected to stringent tests to ensure they're ready for any gaming environment. That foundation is backed by extensive validation lists that include memory kits for a range of budgets. Whether you're building a gaming PC that hits the performance sweet spot or aiming for sensible specs, it's easy to pick the right kit for your TUF Gaming rig.

GAME YOUR WAY

Gaming Audio

DTS CUSTOM FOR GAMING HEADSETS

Hone your battleskills with exclusive DTS Custom onboard audio. Utilizing advanced emulation techniques to create positional cues via stereo headphones, DTS Custom takes onboard audio to a new frontier. With three presets ― Aerial, Soundscape, and Tactical ― for different genres, you'll have a distinct advantage in every game.

Soundscape Mode

The ideal audio envelope for MMO, RPG, action and horror games — your ears will put you in the center of the action!

Aerial Mode

Experience audio as though hovering above the game world, with sound coming from ahead — perfect for MOBA, RTA, strategy and sports titles!

Tactical Mode

Shhh — is that an enemy just around the corner? DTS Custom emphasises detail for stealthy play, so you'll detect and locate every footstep!

Gaming Audio

REALTEK S1200A CODEC FOR PRISTINE,POWERFUL AUDIO

TUF Gaming audio cover

Effective shielding preserves the integrity of audio signals to ensure best quality.
Audio Enjoyment

Premium Japanese audio capacitors provide warm, natural, and immersive sound.
Exclusive S1200A Codec

Delivers an expansive soundstage and authorative dynamics.
Audio shielding

Separates analog/digital signal domains, significantly reducing multi-lateral interference.

signal-to-noise ratio

SPEC comparison

ASUS TUF B450M-PRO GAMING motherboards utilize a unique audio codec designed in close collaboration with Realtek — the Realtek S1200A. It also features an unprecedented 108dB signal-to-noise ratio for the stereo line-out and a 103dB SNR for the line-in, providing pristine audio quality.

OUTSHINE THE COMPETITION

Aura Sync

A well-tuned system deserves a matching aesthetic. ASUS Aura offers full RGB lighting control with a variety of functional presets for the built-in RGB LEDs as well as strips connected to the onboard RGB headers. And it can all be synced with an ever-growing portfolio of Aura-capable hardware.

Learn more about ASUS Aura Sync.

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Breathing
Strobing
Rainbow
Color cycle
Comet
Flash & dash
Wave
Glowing Yo Yo
Starry night
Music effect
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ULTRAFAST TRANSFER SPEED

Native 10Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A Support

With a backward-compatible USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A, you'll experience ultimate connection flexibility and blazing data-transfer speeds of up to 10Gbps – or twice as fast as USB 3.1 Gen 1.

Speed Up with Onboard M.2

With x4 PCI Express^® 3.0 bandwidth, M.2 supports up to 32Gbps data-transfer speeds. It's the perfect choice for an operating system or application drive, making your PC and apps work as fast as possible.

AMD StoreMI

Affordable acceleration for any hard drive

AMD StoreMI technology is a software utility that accelerates any drive for better system responsiveness with reduced startup and software load times. It combines SSD performance with the affordability and capacity of an HDD by automatically moving frequently accessed data to dedicated SSD storage.

For more detailed information, please refer to AMD official website : https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/store-mi

AMD CPU AND CHIPSET FEATURES

AMD AM4 Socket for 3^rd/2^nd/1^st Gen AMD Ryzen^™ / 2^nd and 1^st Gen AMD Ryzen^™ with Radeon^™ Vega Graphics / Athlon^™ with Radeon^™ Vega Graphics Processors

The AMD Ryzen™ processor is based on the innovative Zen core architecture and features up to eight cores and Radeon™ Vega integrated graphics. Together with dual-channel DDR4 memory, native 5Gbps USB 3.1 Gen 1 and 16 PCI Express® 3.0/2.0 lanes, these AMD AM4-socket processors deliver superb computing performance.

AMD B450 chipset

The AMD B450 chipset delivers high performance and flexibility with the latest AMD® AM4-socket Ryzen™ processors. It offers AMD StoreMI storage acceleration technology and provides two 10Gbps USB 3.1 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, and four 6Gbps SATA ports for faster data retrieval.