MSI Unveils AMD B650 Series Motherboard Lineup
MSI Unveils AMD B650 Series Motherboard Lineup
MSI today showcased its new lineup of AMD B650 series motherboards with new and updated technologies.
To fully support AMD Ryzen 7000’s new boosting behavior, MSI has inherited the extended heatsinks with additional thermal pads on VRM chokes for greater thermal stability. Same goes to the M.2 slot – the double-sided thermal pad keeps the SSD temperatures at bay while under intensive read and write loads. On the power side of things, MSI’s B650 series boards will support up to 16+2+1 Duet Rail Power System and dual EPS 8-pin connectors for CPU power delivery. The maximum supported memory is up to 6600MT/s, with both AMD EXPO and Intel XMP (as A-XMP) profiles supported on the platform.
Connectivity-wise, all boards come with 2.5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 6E and USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 (20Gbps) Type-C connector ready to go. ARGB Gen2 devices are supported; BIOS flashing feature are available through a button placed on the rear I/O for easier upgrade process down the line.
MPG Series
- MPG B650 CARBON WIFI
- MPG B650 EDGE WIFI
- MPG B650I EDGE WIFI (mini-ITX)
All models feature two colors (Carbon-black and Silver-white), with the former two supporting PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slots. All three features four M.2 slots and six SATA ports for extensive storage options.
MAG Series
- MAG B650 TOMAHAWK WIFI
- MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI
As the popular line of mainstream motherboards, both models are equipped with 80A Smart Power Stage, dual EPS 8-pin CPU power, 2x M.2 slots and Audio Boost 5 technology.
PRO Series
- PRO B650-P WIFI
- PRO B650M-A WIFI
Featuring more understated designs, all the popular features of MSI motherboards such as extended heatsinks, M.2 Shield Frozr and Flash BIOS button are here as well. Both models support PCIe 4.0 on both slots for storage.
More details can be found on this landing page.
Pokdepinion: Looks like MSI has featured Wi-Fi on all B650 boards so far – looks like a LAN-only board could be reserved to just entry level motherboards moving forward?
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