The GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE is an AMD B550 (AM4) micro-ATX gaming motherboard designed for 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen processors with support for future AMD Ryzen CPUs. It features a 6+2 phase digital VRM design with high-quality components for stable power delivery, supporting Dual Channel DDR4 memory with XMP profiles up to 4400MHz(OC) across 4 DIMM slots. The board provides PCIe 4.0 x16 slot with armor reinforcement, plus 1x PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slot (with thermal guard) and 4x SATA 6Gbps ports for storage expansion. Networking includes Gigabit Ethernet with bandwidth management. Graphics outputs feature HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 supporting 4K resolution. Additional highlights include USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (10Gbps), reinforced PCIe slots, and RGB Fusion 2.0 with multiple sync headers. The motherboard also features high-quality audio capacitors, Q-Flash Plus BIOS update button, and pre-installed I/O shield for easy installation.