The B550 chipset is the heart of the ASUS Prime B550M-K ARGB motherboard and has been specifically optimized for the Ryzen 3000 series CPUs. Additionally, the motherboards support up to 64 GB of RAM with a guaranteed clock speed of 3,200 megahertz. Depending on the motherboard, significantly higher clock speeds are possible through overclocking. The B550 chipset also allows for processor overclocking. The ASUS Prime B550M-K ARGB is a Micro-ATX motherboard and features a PCI Express 4.0 slot with full x16 connectivity for graphics cards. The two RAM slots support up to 64 GB of DDR4 memory with clock speeds of up to 3,200 megahertz and can even handle speeds up to 5,100 MHz through overclocking. The AM4 motherboard also provides three M.2 slots. These slots are connected with four PCI Express lanes and accommodate cards up to 80 mm (2280) and are additionally connected with the SATA 6G protocol.