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MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI Review – The “Good Enough” Option

Low Boon Shen
By Low Boon Shen
11 Min Read
Table of Content
UnboxingAppearanceSpecificationsMSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFITest SystemTeardownVRMsAudioStorage & ExpansionConnectivityI/OOther FeaturesThermalsBIOS & SoftwareConclusion
MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI Review – The “Good Enough” Option
  • Appearance - 7.8/10
    7.8/10
  • Features - 7.5/10
    7.5/10
  • Materials - 8/10
    8/10
  • Performance - 8/10
    8/10
  • User Experience - 8/10
    8/10
  • Value - 8.3/10
    8.3/10

Summary

The MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI is fairly basic as far as B650 motherboards go – value is its strength here.

Overall
7.9/10
7.9/10

Pros

+ Decent VRM
+ HDMI & DisplayPort outputs for onboard graphics
+ Good value

Cons

– I/O shield not pre-installed
– No heatsink for second M.2 slot

For the Ryzen 5 8600G review we did earlier, AMD has also provided the MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI for us to take a look at. From the get-go, this looks like a motherboard for the budget-minded, so let’s see if it’s got the value going for it.

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Unboxing

Box front
Box rear