AMD B650 Motherboard Roundup: 35 Motherboards Tested

[Vauban]

What to look for in these mobos in possible upgrade from 7600 to last AM5 X3D model in 2025 or so? Or will any of these mobos handle it?

 

[richardm]

One note regarding the ProArt board: this is among the few affordable boards that can run a pair of x16 physical slots at x8/x8 electrical. The remaining slot is 4x electrical which makes it a natural choice for 10Gb networking. VFIO (PCIe passthru) rig builders wanting to run two GPUs without bottlenecking one don't have many choices.

 

[VcoreLeone]

How did I not see that before ? thx Steve.That LiveMixer board is brilliant.

What to look for in these mobos in possible upgrade from 7600 to last AM5 X3D model in 2025 or so? Or will any of these mobos handle it?

Connectivity you need. Every am5 board is overengineered in terms of vrm and pcb anyway.
Just avoid asus prime series due to extremely high temps. (it's trash for connectivity anyway)

 

[angryniko]

If priced the same, and according to the VRM explanation you provided in the spec table of this great article, would the ASRock B650M PG Riptide be a better choice over the MSI Pro B650M-A? If the difference is negligible, would an ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 be the best choice based on the lower price, and not needing any of the fancier features on the other boards? Thank you!

 

[Deathdealers747]

There's a typo in the article. It states that the B650 AORUS ELITE AX has "a dozen 60A power stages for the vcore VRM." But the manufacturer's website states that it has 70A power stages. See here: https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/B650-AORUS-ELITE-AX-rev-10-11#kf

 

[vinsin328]

Gigabyte's B650 Aero G VRM does not have 90A power stages for the core but 70A.

 

[hardstep]

Where did you got info about 16*90A Gigabyte B650 Aero G ?

Could you post the link of source of your info? or maybe you have this board and photo without radiators?

 

[Telestar]

I think you missed an opportunity to highlight other unique factors, like the DS3H can drive three monitors at once with the onboard video or that six SATA ports is useful for RAID setups.

 

[amgtech]

I wonder Why Asus PRIME B650M-A WiFi II is not recommended.

Your review context said
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we have the Asus Prime series, which includes the Prime B650M-A WiFi, Prime B650-Plus, and Prime B650M-A WiFi II. Unfortunately, we must recommend avoiding these. Like the ultra-affordable Gigabyte B650M K, the Asus Prime boards all use discrete MOSFETs, resulting in poor VRM thermals.
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But the test result graph is
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Asus PRIME B650M-A WiFi II 73 ℃
Asus PRIME B650 Plus 101 ℃
Asus PRIME B650M-A WiFi 104 ℃
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B650 Plus, B650M-A WiFi result is terrible.
BUT B650M-A WiFi II 's 73 ℃ of VRM temperature is VERY GOOD.

M-A WiFi amd M-A WiFi II 's VRM Specs are SAME.

Is there any other readon like CPU performance degrade or just table data error ?

 

[nikito24]

Hi, I don't speak English very well, I hope you can understand me.

Which do you think are better between the Asus Rog Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI, ASRock B650E Steel Legend WIFI or ASRock B650E PG RIPTIDE WiFi?

I'm going to use it with 7800x3d, 1 hd, 1 sata ssd, 2 nvem, 7 fans, 40xx series or 50xx series, I still don't know which vga I'm going to buy.

 

[asif6753]

The AMD B650 motherboard roundup highlights top picks across budget, mid-range, and high-end options, focusing on VRM performance, connectivity, and cooling for Ryzen 7000 CPUs.

 

[theupsstorelosan]

Congratulations on completing such an extensive AMD B650 motherboard roundup! Testing 35 boards over several months is a huge accomplishment, and I’m sure this in-depth analysis will be incredibly helpful for those looking to select a B650 motherboard. Your insights on performance, features, compatibility, and value are bound to be valuable for AMD users, especially with the rapid evolution of Ryzen-compatible hardware. Thanks for putting in the hard work to create this roundup! Looking forward to seeing your detailed findings and recommendations for each board.

 

[LinkyPinky]

Crazy amount of boards here.

Request tho when you add in the x870 boards.. is it possible to update the boards here.
Maybe Im missing something, but some are either missing, or have been updated (and some price changes no?)