MSI MAG B650M Mortar WIFI (AMD AM5)

The MSI B650M Mortar WIFI is the mid-tier model from MSI’s B650 family, from a MAG series. The looks are very sleek and should fit typical builds. It has an integrated I/O shield, great RGB implementation (with two aRGB connectors and two RGB compliant), PCIe 4.0 compatibility, PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives support (you can install two drives), and 6 SATA ports. There are no power/reset/clear CMOS buttons, which could come in handy when overclocking. You get a 2.5 Gbe Ethernet and Wi-Fi compatibility. MSI B650M Mortar WIFI has a reliable power delivery with 12+2+1 phase VRM. That should be enough even for the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X and possibly the new processors for the AM5 socket. The power delivery section is cooled with a radiator; no fans are included (so overall, that’s good). There are five fan headers – so you shouldn’t be disappointed in that department, but some would like more (like six or eight). You won’t get Thunderbolt 4.0 ports, but on the other side, you’ll get many USB ports (7x Type-A) at the rear panel. Audio performance is above average with an ALC4080 used (which is typical for high-end motherboards). The MSI B650M Mortar WIFI is an attractive option, even though it’s a mid-tier product. The price is rather steep, as the chipset itself is expensive. The price (239 USD) is attractive due to the usage of the B650 (not X670) chipset, but on the other side, you won’t get a PCIe 5.0 or M.2 Gen5 slots here (but that’s ok with the current state of the market, where there are no such GPUs/SSDs available at the moment). The M.2 slots are placed right above and below the GPU slot; luckily, both radiators are in the default state, so there shouldn’t be a problem with cooling the drives. Still - there are 6 SATA ports. Overall – the potential buyers shouldn’t be disappointed with the performance and the provided features (well, the main complaint would be no PCIe 5.0 this time), with a reasonable price; that’s why we’re granting an “Approved” award for the MSI B650M Mortar WIFI

MSI’s new MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI motherboard has a decent power supply design and VRM radiator material, which is enough to handle the entire Ryzen 7000 series processor platform. Although it does not support the latest PCIe 5.0 transmission interface, it provides 2 sets of M .2 NVMe SSD configuration, 2.5G LAN network module, WiFi 6E wireless network module and other motherboard connection and expansion functions are quite sufficient and comprehensive in the B650 MATX affordable mid-level positioning, which can meet the needs of most entry-level to mid-level users. Demand, plus the price of the motherboard is only 1,0008 yuan, and with the R9 7950X CPU, a cost-effective computer platform can be assembled.