Left · ASUS
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II
Spec score
Spec score 54
$121
Amazon US, Oct 24
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II against MSI B550-A Pro
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · MSI
MSI B550-A Pro
Spec score
Spec score 46
$128
typical price
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II: 54
MSI B550-A Pro: 46
8 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II: 49.1
MSI B550-A Pro: 35.9
37%to the left
Typical price
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II: $110
MSI B550-A Pro: $128
$18to the left
From the spec sheets
Memory ceiling
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II: 4600 MT/s
MSI B550-A Pro: 4400 MT/s
5%to the left
M.2 slots
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II: 2
MSI B550-A Pro: 2
level
PCIe generation
ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II: 4
MSI B550-A Pro: 4
level
The verdict
- The ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II scores 17% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II typically costs $18 less.
- Per dollar, the ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II is the better buy: 49.1 points per $100 against 35.9.
Specifications
| Spec | ASUS TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II | MSI B550-A Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | AM4 | AM4 |
| Chipset | B550 | B550 |
| Size | ATX | ATX |
| Memory | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Memory ceiling | 4600 MT/s (better) | 4400 MT/s |
| M.2 slots | 2 | 2 |
| PCIe | Gen 4 | Gen 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Yes (better) | No |
| Brand | ASUS | MSI |
| Released | 2022 (better) | 2020 |
| Typical price | $110 (better) | $128 |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.