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Does the MSI PRO B550M-VC WIFI support ECC RAM?

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Yes, that chipset does support ECC memory.

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Title. Looking at purchasing the motherboard for my TrueNAS build so ECC memory is a must for me. I've noticed a lot of motherboards support ECC memory but running in non ECC Mode. I'm pairing it with a Ryzen 5 5600 and 2x 16GB ECC 2133 UDIMM memory.

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This could have been easily searched on Google. Both Chipset and all Ryzen CPUs, if I'm not mistaken, are capable of running ECC memory.

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4 minutes ago, Yua said:

This could have been easily searched on Google. Both Chipset and all Ryzen CPUs, if I'm not mistaken, are capable of running ECC memory.

I had a look at the Ryzen 5 5600 specs and it says it supports ECC memory, however i'm not sure if the PRO B550M board supports ECC mode.

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Yes, that chipset does support ECC memory.

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That processor and motherboard will support unregistered ECC, but not registered/buffered ECC server memory.

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25 minutes ago, JamieWasTaken said:

Title. Looking at purchasing the motherboard for my TrueNAS build so ECC memory is a must for me. I've noticed a lot of motherboards support ECC memory but running in non ECC Mode. I'm pairing it with a Ryzen 5 5600 and 2x 16GB ECC 2133 UDIMM memory.

You'll have to check in the BIOS for the option to enable ECC (IIRC). I can't speak to MSI, but I've seen ECC toggles in both ASUS and ASRock boards.

 

5 minutes ago, Yua said:

Yes, that chipset does support ECC memory.

Technically, the chipset has nothing to do with memory support on either Intel or AMD anymore. ECC is a option handled by the CPU and IMC.

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The AMD processors support ECC,  IF the motherboard also support ECC by implementing the traces needed for ECC between the ram slots and the CPU socket AND if the option to enable ECC is present in the bios.

 

You could have ECC ram in the slots but not have the actual ECC functionality working because it's not enabled.

 

Desktop processors from AMD support ECC "unofficially" , the Pro processors officially support it, in the sense that AMD requires OEM manufacturers to support ECC in motherboards and validate functionality or something to that effect.  It's not different silicon than regular desktop processors/

 

Gigabyte from memory has a decent reputation about supporting ECC on their boards.

 

NOTE that Ryzens work with UNREGISTERED ECC memory sticks , not the registered ECC sticks that are typically used by servers.

 

 

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FWIW, you don’t need ECC for ZFS. I definitely support your plan to use it, but it’s not required. There was an old misconception that without ECC ZFS could “scrub of death” your data; that’s not a thing. Just wanted to make sure this wasn’t you’re reason for saying you need ECC.

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I guess, sorry for the incomplete answer.

On that motherboard's manual, page 15, it says:

Supports ECC UDIMM Memory.

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57 minutes ago, mariushm said:

The AMD processors support ECC,  IF the motherboard also support ECC by implementing the traces needed for ECC between the ram slots and the CPU socket AND if the option to enable ECC is present in the bios.

 

You could have ECC ram in the slots but not have the actual ECC functionality working because it's not enabled.

 

Desktop processors from AMD support ECC "unofficially" , the Pro processors officially support it, in the sense that AMD requires OEM manufacturers to support ECC in motherboards and validate functionality or something to that effect.  It's not different silicon than regular desktop processors/

 

Gigabyte from memory has a decent reputation about supporting ECC on their boards.

 

NOTE that Ryzens work with UNREGISTERED ECC memory sticks , not the registered ECC sticks that are typically used by servers.

 

 

This is really insightful thank you. A few people have already clarified that the motherboard and CPU combo do support full ECC mode however is there a way you can check yourself for sure? Is there something on the board to look for or is it as simple as the manual?

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