AMD's B350 Chipset
AMD's B350 chipset fills a unique position in the motherboard market. Similar to AMD's X-Series chipsets and Intel's Z-Series, the B350 chipset can overclock unlocked processors. However, it lacks other features, such as the ability to use the CPU's PCI-E lanes for multiple graphics cards. AMD's B350 primarily competes with Intel's H-Series chipsets.
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AMD AM4 300-Series Chipsets
Header Cell - Column 0 | Desktop Chipsets | SFF Chipsets | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chipset | X370 | B350 | A320 | X300 | A300 |
CPU PCI-E 3.0 Config Support | 1x16 or 2x8 | 1x16 | 1x16 | 1x16 or 2x8 | 1x16 |
Memory support (Channels/DIMMs Per Channel) | DDR4 2667MHz (2/2) | DDR4 2667MHz (2/2) | DDR4 2667MHz (2/2) | N/A | N/A |
CPU Overclocking Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
RAID Support 0/1/10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 0/1 Only | 0/1 Only |
Chipset Maximum PCI-E Lanes | 8 PCI-E 2.0 Lanes | 6 PCI-E 2.0 Lanes | 4 PCI-E 2.0 Lanes | 4 PCI-E 3.0 Lanes | 4 PCI-E 3.0 Lanes |
USB Support (2.0/3.0/3.1 Gen2) | 6/6/2 | 6/2/2 | 6/2/1 | 0/4/0 | 0/4/0 |
SATA-III Ports (6Gb/s) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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