AMD · AM5 · launched 2022
B650 motherboards
- Boards in database
- 11
- Capacity range
- 315–1260 W
- Sustained core power, derated
- Graphics slot
- PCIe 4.0
- Price range
- $109–$239
- CPU overclocking
- Allowed
- Memory overclocking (XMP / EXPO)
- Allowed
- The thing people get wrong
- That price range is almost entirely power delivery and port count. The gap between a $120 B650 board and a $200 one is roughly a factor of four in sustained core current.
The spread inside B650
Inside this one chipset, the Gigabyte B650M DS3H holds about 315 W of sustained core power and the MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi holds about 1260 W. That is a factor of 4.0 between two boards wearing the same badge, and it is the reason a chipset name is a poor proxy for whether your processor will keep its clocks.
- MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi1260 W · 14 × 80 A · $199
- ASRock B650 Steel Legend WiFi1134 W · 14 × 80 A · $179
- Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX1103 W · 14 × 70 A · $189
- MSI MAG B650M Mortar WiFi972 W · 12 × 80 A · $189
- MSI MPG B650I Edge WiFi800 W · 8 × 80 A · $239
- ASUS TUF Gaming B650-Plus WiFi729 W · 12 × 60 A · $189
- Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX729 W · 12 × 60 A · $159
- ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi540 W · 8 × 60 A · $219
- MSI PRO B650M-A WiFi347 W · 8 × 55 A · $139
- Gigabyte B650M DS3H315 W · 6 × 60 A · $129
- ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2315 W · 8 × 50 A · $109
The same processors on the best and worst B650 board
Sorted worst verdict first, so the pairings to avoid are at the top.
| Pairing | Verdict | VRM °C | Score | Clock loss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D on Gigabyte B650M DS3H225 W into 315 W | Moderate | 84 | 57 | 2 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X on Gigabyte B650M DS3H225 W into 315 W | Moderate | 84 | 57 | 2 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X on Gigabyte B650M DS3H225 W into 315 W | Moderate | 84 | 57 | 2 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X on Gigabyte B650M DS3H225 W into 315 W | Moderate | 84 | 57 | 2 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D on Gigabyte B650M DS3H160 W into 315 W | No throttle | 71 | 69 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X on Gigabyte B650M DS3H160 W into 315 W | No throttle | 71 | 69 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on Gigabyte B650M DS3H140 W into 315 W | No throttle | 67 | 74 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D on Gigabyte B650M DS3H140 W into 315 W | No throttle | 67 | 74 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X on Gigabyte B650M DS3H140 W into 315 W | No throttle | 67 | 74 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X on Gigabyte B650M DS3H135 W into 315 W | No throttle | 66 | 74 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D on MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi225 W into 1260 W | No throttle | 50 | 89 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X on MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi225 W into 1260 W | No throttle | 50 | 89 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X on MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi225 W into 1260 W | No throttle | 50 | 89 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X on MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi225 W into 1260 W | No throttle | 50 | 89 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D on MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi160 W into 1260 W | No throttle | 46 | 92 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X on MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi160 W into 1260 W | No throttle | 46 | 92 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi140 W into 1260 W | No throttle | 45 | 93 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D on MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi140 W into 1260 W | No throttle | 45 | 93 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X on MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi140 W into 1260 W | No throttle | 45 | 93 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X on MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi135 W into 1260 W | No throttle | 45 | 93 | 0 % |