What do the suffixes after motherboard names mean?

[ForestOfSouls]

Some of the examples of what I mean include boards like the B550-F, B550-E, B550-A, B550-XE. etc. I've heard it varies from brand to brand, but does anyone have any sites or references to indicate what they mean from some of the major brands like ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, etc.?

[bmx6454]

afaik it is brand by brand, and it is to differentiate features/revisions/colors, ect.

[SupaKomputa]

suffixes are just model code. it's up to the brand. nothing in particular.

[da na]

As previously said, they don't mean anything related to the B550 chipset itself, they are manufacturer codes. 

[StalePie42]

The name usually includes what lineup the board belongs to like rog strix, rog maximus the combination of letters and numbers like b550 indicates the chipset and the -F and similar suffixes serve to distinguish it from other  models the only thing you have to look out for is what chipset it uses as that dictates compatibility with processors 

[ForestOfSouls]

22 minutes ago, StalePie42 said:

The name usually includes what lineup the board belongs to like rog strix, rog maximus the combination of letters and numbers like b550 indicates the chipset and the -F and similar suffixes serve to distinguish it from other  models the only thing you have to look out for is what chipset it uses as that dictates compatibility with processors 

Right, cause like I know my chipsets and board series pretty well, I just never really thought much about what those suffixes really stood for, if anything, until now. Thanks though.

[Middcore]

Nothing. 

 

 

[freeagent]

-F is base, -F wifi is base with wifi, the E is the old XE. The XE has some bells and whistles the others don’t, as well as the vrm from the Dark Hero. I have the -F and XE, both are good boards, the XE being better of course..

[YoungBlade]

The only suffixes after a motherboard name that typically mean something are "M" and "I." "M" typically means "MicroATX" and "I" means "Mini ITX." Although sometimes you'll also see an "M" for a "Mini ITX" board, so even that isn't perfect.