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Our test system uses Windows 10 64-bit OS (1909) with all threat mitigations applied. The motherboard BIOS used is the latest non-beta available to the public unless otherwise noted. The hardware used is as follows:

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CPU	AMD Ryzen R9 3900X	Row 0 - Cell 2
Memory	G.Skill Trident Z Neo 2x8GB DDR4 3600 (F4-3600C16Q-32GTZN)	Row 1 - Cell 2
GPU	Asus ROG Strix RTX 2070	Row 2 - Cell 2
CPU Cooler	Corsair H150i	Row 3 - Cell 2
PSU	Corsair AX1200i	Row 4 - Cell 2
Software	Windows 10 64-bit 1909	Row 5 - Cell 2
Graphics Driver	Nvidia Driver 445.75	Row 6 - Cell 2
Sound	Integrated HD audio	Row 7 - Cell 2
Network	Integrated Networking (GbE or 2.5 GbE)	Row 8 - Cell 2
Graphics Driver	GeForce 445.74	Row 9 - Cell 2

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Synthetic Benchmarks and Settings	Header Cell - Column 1
PCMark 10	Version 2.1.2177 64
Row 1 - Cell 0	Essentials, Productivity, Digital Content Creation, MS Office
3DMark	Version 2.11.6866 64
Row 3 - Cell 0	Firestrike Extreme and Time Spy Default Presets
Cinebench R20	Version RBBENCHMARK271150
Row 5 - Cell 0	Open GL Benchmark - Single and Multi-threaded
Application Tests and Settings	Row 6 - Cell 1
LAME MP3	Version SSE2_2019
Row 8 - Cell 0	Mixed 271MB WAV to mp3: Command: -b 160 --nores (160Kb/s)
HandBrake CLI	Version: 1.2.2
Row 10 - Cell 0	Sintel Open Movie Project: 4.19GB 4K mkv to x264 (light AVX) and x265 (heavy AVX)
Corona 1.4	Version 1.4
Row 12 - Cell 0	Custom benchmark
7-Zip	Version 19.00
Row 14 - Cell 0	Integrated benchmark
Game Tests and Settings	Row 15 - Cell 1
The Division 2	Ultra Preset - 1920 x 1080
Forza Horizon 4	Ultra Preset - 1920 x 1080

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Asus TUF Gaming B550M-Plus Wi-Fi — (Image credit: Tom's Hardware)

To give you a taste of the Firmware, we’ve gathered screenshots showing a majority of the BIOS screens. There’s not much here we haven’t seen before. The theme is different compared to the ROG boards, with a black, white and blue color scheme that’s more in line with the TUF brand. But aside from aesthetic differences, this is still a typical Asus BIOS. Most functions are not buried deep within the menus and it’s generally easy to navigate and find what you’re looking for.

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5 Comments Comment from the forums

Soaptrail

I am jealous this B550 board has 2.5Gbps Ethernet but my TUF Gaming + Wifi X570 only has 1Gbps Ethernet. Ignore the fact that i have no switches and routers to support 2.5Gbp Ethernet.
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andjayik

Ya 2.5gbs u can't get it to run that? I have that too but will never get it to run that speed.
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digitalgriffin

The older TUF series (ie: Sabertooth) represented the highest end components and power delivery systems.

Given the networking (RealTek) and power delivery (Disappointed in quality of phases) versus the price, it doesn't really deliver on that TUF branding.

TUF is just branding now and doesn't hold any meaning.
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digitalgriffin

andjayik said:
Ya 2.5gbs u can't get it to run that? I have that too but will never get it to run that speed.

2.5G standard cat 6e switches are available at $60 now. PCIe cards are also $50. If you are running large files to a NAS (ie: Gaming/code), it would be worth it.
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andjayik

im saying that is my lan on my motherboard but never get more then 1000gig speed
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