AMD · AM5 · launched 2022
B650E motherboards
B650E is B650 with PCIe 5.0 mandated for both the graphics slot and the primary M.2 slot, which makes it the cheapest route to a full Gen 5 AM5 system.
- Boards in database
- 3
- Capacity range
- 648–1080 W
- Sustained core power, derated
- Graphics slot
- PCIe 5.0
- Price range
- $149–$299
- CPU overclocking
- Allowed
- Memory overclocking (XMP / EXPO)
- Allowed
- The thing people get wrong
- The E only buys you lanes. Power delivery ranges from four doubled stages to twelve across the boards carrying this badge.
The spread inside B650E
Inside this one chipset, the ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi holds about 648 W of sustained core power and the ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi holds about 1080 W. That is a factor of 1.7 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.
The same processors on the best and worst B650E 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 ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi225 W into 648 W | No throttle | 61 | 79 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X on ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi225 W into 648 W | No throttle | 61 | 79 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X on ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi225 W into 648 W | No throttle | 61 | 79 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X on ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi225 W into 648 W | No throttle | 61 | 79 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D on ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi160 W into 648 W | No throttle | 54 | 85 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X on ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi160 W into 648 W | No throttle | 54 | 85 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D on ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi225 W into 1080 W | No throttle | 52 | 87 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9950X on ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi225 W into 1080 W | No throttle | 52 | 87 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X on ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi225 W into 1080 W | No throttle | 52 | 87 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7900X on ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi225 W into 1080 W | No throttle | 52 | 87 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi140 W into 648 W | No throttle | 52 | 87 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D on ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi140 W into 648 W | No throttle | 52 | 87 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X on ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi140 W into 648 W | No throttle | 52 | 87 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X on ASUS TUF Gaming B650E-E WiFi135 W into 648 W | No throttle | 52 | 87 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D on ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi160 W into 1080 W | No throttle | 48 | 91 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 9900X on ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi160 W into 1080 W | No throttle | 48 | 91 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D on ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi140 W into 1080 W | No throttle | 46 | 92 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D on ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi140 W into 1080 W | No throttle | 46 | 92 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 7 7700X on ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi140 W into 1080 W | No throttle | 46 | 92 | 0 % |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X on ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi135 W into 1080 W | No throttle | 46 | 92 | 0 % |