Ryzen 7000 Motherboards - B650, X670, B650E, & X670E Compared 

Amazing information, very clear !! thanks

Thanks Danny really well thought out and explained, going to build a ryzen 7900 system and will drop in the last chip that the board supports in 2025 (ie. 1800 to 5800) so been having difficulty deciding which board to go with 👍

Thanks danny this will help me on my plan build.

Great video, thanks a lot for the effort!

Great video, I really wish I knew someone who needed a pc built so I could build one. I enjoy putting the specs together and building them.

I purchased ASRock X670E Steel Legend, I like all the features especially all the USB's this board came equipped with. It will hold 32 gigs of 7200 ram speed. I'm not a gamer but I do like a fast computer. I matched it up with 7900X. Now I'm waiting for parts to come in.

Another reason to get the Extreme chipsets is for mini-ITX systems with only 3 slots, one x16 & two other 4x for nvme. It makes sense to have 2/3rds of your slots being PCI-e 5.0.

Good video! Thanks man you have a way to translate the specs and products into plain English lol, don’t get me wrong being super specific helps but also can tangle someone’s brain that’s a novice to the PC world. Subscribed!

Tnx it helped alot❤

Best in depth video I have ever watched. Amazing video full of information I needed. Subscribed and liked.

thanks for this

Thanks Danny! Saved me a bunch of money. I've always thought bigger was better, but you have convinced me that I've wasted a bunch of money over the years. Thanks again for the info!

That flashback is invalueable. Bought a new mobo and CPU. The website said that a 5000 series CPU would work. I was pissed when I found out that the BIOS had to be flashed for the CPU to work as I did not have an old CPU to flash the new mobo.

Good video wish I watched this befor I bought my new motherboard for my new pc build but thank you for sharing

Thank you! I'll buy the last asus one

Hey i'm building a pc with a ryzen 7600. What B650M board do you recommend for futureproofing? (Planning to upgrade to a 8000X3D serries when they'll come out)

What MB, CPU, Graphics card would you recommend for a Pro Photographer with intentions of also doing some video? My software won't presently run -- it tells me I need some version of "Vulkan" -- which I do not have. Faster & better and also to run some of the new "AI" program parts. {I tend to keep my PC's for a looong time.}

Hi Danny. I am building a PC for heavy 24/7 rendering and was wondering what MOBO would be the best for those needs? The CPU i got is 7950x

i'm only intersted in uprading to a rysen 7000 mb with 8 sata ports for my 3,5 hdd setup. not many to chose from. Chould i buy a cheap MB (not interested overclocking) with fiew sata ports and a buy a pci card with extra sata ports on , Do the cheapest ryzen 7k board has enuf pci lanes to for add on sata ports ?

Can you explain the fan header issue on the asus board? Im hearing it causes headaches with the daisy chains or something?

You should make a series called “7 second review”. Like all you say “yeah it’s good” or “no don’t bother get this instead” then link to your “yeah it’s good” video. Those id watch.

I just built a 7700x build with a Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX. Came out nice.

what is the audio like on the asus b650e-f? keep reading about 'audio codecs' being bad and its giving me mobo anxiety lol

Hi, Do you know is nividia 50 series will come with pci 5.0? Does it worth to spend now 100usd more for that pci 5.0?

I have the Asrock b650e pg riptide wifi and so far it's really awesome

Any alternative to Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi? It uses Intel's Ethernet which is known to have connection drop issues.

what about going with the asrock b650e pg riptide which is currently $240? i currently have interest in this board.

I agree with your assessment, I have an amd ryzen 3900x system. Only reason I decided to upgrade is due to cpu and mobo issues. I am about to RMA it. Then I will give that one to my kid.

What about lines to connect CPU with M2 SSD and GPU?. I think if you have one GPU and 2 SSD M2 only two of then can connect to CPU at the same time?. It is a bit confused for me. How can i check this?.

what are unproblematic rams from b650s? i heard quite a few rams simply do not work and have massive problems if they are intel optimized

curious about the creator board and gaming, Asus Tuf Gaming x670e plus wifi

I'm slowly building a new rig and I just purchased the MSI TOMAHAWK X670E to go with the Ryzen 9 7950x3D and RTX 4080 Super, 64 Gb Ram. Just need my case, water pump and 1000 watt PSU and install a new Win 11. Can't wait.

What about B650M? What's that? Gigabyte has it. I'm thinking at ASRock X670E PRO RS and X670E PG Lightning. Both are around 300$ in my country.

What do you guys think of the MSI MPG B650 Edge Wifi ?

i'm gonna combo the 7700x with a b650e-e and some good 6400mhz ram. My current mpbo is from an old prebuilt, and my cpu is on it's last few months of life (r5 2600), so it's gonna be a very noce upgrade

Just went with the MSI Tomahawk for a 7600X build - seems like a decent feature set for the money.

Jesus H Christ! Im bummed that I didnt come across your channel sooner 😅😅😅. Thank you so much for clearing some things up for me. Really appreciate the video! And I'm watching this Nov 23.

thx man

rather than the b650 tomahawk wifi I would rather get the b650e pg riptide wifi from asrock for 240, or if you want a white build the b650e steel legend wifi for $270 (although I got mine for $250, and relatively frequent sales have put it as low as $240).

Nice video, Which motherboard would be better for the ryzen 7950x? Rog strix B650E-F GAMING or Rog strix X670E-F GAMING?

is the Corsair 32gb 6400, 32cl good for the B650E-F?

What do you think about The B650M DS3H with 7600X?. I'm really planning on that one, or the B650 Tomahawk instead but the MSi is way more expensive

Why is Mark Strong giving PC Tech recommendations? Anyway i took the B650 Tomahawk for my 7800X3D. Thx.

i am looking to build a new PC, looking at AM5 with the 7800x3D setup. was wondering if i should wait till after CES 2024 and hope for further price reduction since the new proc are releasing

I think the Asrock B650 Livemixer is a solid choice too. Lots of USB-A. One PCIe 4.0 x16 and x4 directly off of the CPU and one x4 off the chipset, all physical x16. You can even put in a Thunderbolt card. Btw. be aware of the boards that have a two PCIe slots off the CPU. Some split them to x8/x8 when plugging cards in both. This can slow down your GPU by 5% to 10% !!! because now it only has an PCIe 4.0 x8 instead of x16. Also, bios flashback is required by AMD to be on every board.

My old pc retired and i was thinking going 7600x, now im having trouble with deciding which mobo i should go, stability and reliability is the most important factor for me. Would you have any opinions or suggestions for 200-230ish range? Personally ive been looking at msi tomahawk, gigabyte aorus elite ax and gigabyte gaming x ax, well mainly the first two i think. Tomahawk would be the cheapest and aorus would be around 20-30 bucks higher.

I went with MSI PRO A620M-E and Ryzen 5 7600, 300$ both overclocking is dead anyway and hopefully future CPUs will be more efficient with lower TDP.

Hello, I plan to buy the 7800X3D. I am not interested in overclocking and want to buy the Asus ROG Strix B650E-F version because it is significantly cheaper than X670E-F. Do you recommend buying this CPU for a more "inferior" version like the Asus ROG Strix B650E-F. The X3D will work fine?

I'm currently running a 7900X set to 65W TDP on a MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk. It has a horrible, high-pitched, electrical whine / crackling noise coming from the CPU. I'm using a passive CPU cooler (no fans), No GPU (using onboard graphics), and all case fans at 0 RPM. So, it's not anything mechanical that is making the noise. Any suggestions as to which board or boards will have the least propensity to experience coil whine?

This guy is good. I do dissent on his recommendation to avoid the PCIe 5.0 MBs. Some of us keep our MBs for half a decade or more. Bought my current in 2018. It is only PCIe 3.0 because 3.0 was the best SSD on the market at the time. If it was 4.0, I would not be considering an upgrade today. If I want 5.0 storage in a couple of years, I don't want to have to rebuild on a new MB. Buying cheap today with no PCIe 5.0 means another upgrade would be necessary sooner. Might as well spend the extra $100 and have an MB that will be very useful in 3+ years.

Awesome video but on a side note, has anyone told you that you look like Mark Strong from Kingsman?

MSI x670 ACE Best for what you get, cost and relationship to being the most benefit to: 4090 and CPU 7800x3d CPU or similar

thanks

theres a few points i disagree with about the B650/X670 "E" arguments: -higher cpu overclocks: no. its depending on the silicon-quality of the cpu itself - not on the motherboard -better vrm and & power delivery: well, mostly every cheap b650 can run a 7800x3d as it is very efficient and powerstages arent a problem on x670/b650 in general -higher memory overclocking: wrong. overclocking of ram depends mostly on the ram-controller of the cpu the only thing viable on the b650/x670 "E" motherboard is indeed PCIe 5.0 for the gpu. and even the newest 40-series nvidia dont support it. also this isnt bottlenetting gpu at all right now, so over the next few years there wont be a benefit in having pcie5.0 for the gpu. i run a cheap ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 with a 7800x3d and 6000cl30 ram just fine. 130€ for the board boottimes seems to be an issue on am5. gigabyte and some asrock are the fastest ones. asus and msi seem to be really slow.

I have the Asrock Riptide Wifi and haven't had any issues. I'm running a 7900xtx and 7800x3d so maybe I should have gone with a higher end board but eh it works.

ASrock X670E Steel Legend is a great option too.

In my country, the MSI X670E Gaming Plus WIFI is the same price as many B650 boards. I kind of like every spec except the entry-level audio chipset (7.1 (Realtek ALC897). For 240€, I will probably get this for my ordered 7 8700x3d. I know PCIe 5 will be useless in the next few years, but I plan on keeping this motherboard for at least 6-8 years.

Im planning to go for NZXT N7 B650E Gaming Wi-Fi 6 Motherboard with a 7800x3d

In a bit of a trouble here, looking to upgrade my 10900k to a 7800x3d but based on the recent news, ASUS boards are a no-go, MSI has high boot times and some Gigabyte boards apparently have very bad coil whine. Any fool-proof recommendations at around 300usd price point that are worth checking out?

Thanks

can you suggest me some value for money motherboard for ryzen 7 7700x ! will going for the b650 mobos an ideal choice ! or I should go for x670 series ones ! I I'm in budget actually.

Just bought a gigabyte aorus b650M with a 7600x. Do I need to flash the BIOS before adding my CPU ? im so confuse !! Some people tell me to flash it (cause it wont work otherwise) and others tell me that it will be fine. Any advice ?

One thing you didn't talk about is the audio chipsets and the motherboards. Someone else mentioned that you don't get good audio on the cheaper boards. I really don't know much about this though but trying to figure it out.

Hi Danny, I'm looking at building a new gaming rig for the first time in about 15 years and am interested in investing into the AM5 Platform and currently have the following components on the shopping list (budget is around £2,000). The games I like the look of are (I mainly play FPS and RTS games): Cyberpunk 2077, Doom Eternal, Call of Duty series, Overwatch 2, Borderlands 3 and such like. I believe combining the Ryzen 5 7600X with a GPU like the RX6800XT (or higher) will squeeze the most performance out of the system and also has an upgrade path built in (the Ryzen 5 7600X can cope with the fastest GPU on the market, even the monster known as the RTX 4090 - so maybe when the price drops). * CPU: Ryzen 5 7600X * GPU: Radeon RX6800 XT or the 6950 XT * Mobo: MSI MAG Tomahawk B650 WIFI * CPU cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin or DeepCool AK620 (or maybe an AIO Liquid Cooler like the Arctic Liquid Freezer 2) * RAM: Kingston Fury BEAST RGB 16GB (2x8GB) 5200 CL40 or similar * PSU: CoolerMaster MWE Gold 750W V2 Fully Modular or similar (min.750W, at least B-Tier) * Case: So many to choose from but 2 that I like are the Be Quiet! Silent Base 500DX and the Antec NX410 (ideally would like the Hyte Y60 but this is a tad pricey at over £200 and the GPU is the most important component of all) * Monitor: Gigabyte M28U (a 4k one). I'd be interested to know what you guys think of this proposed setup!

Great video!!! I was looking for something like this for almost a weak!! By the way, what about ASUS Prime X670E-PRO WiFi, would you recommended over asus rog B650E-F for the same price? Big thanks once again for the video!!

Ok so I have an Xbox Series X and I'm looking to switch over to PC and also have my gaming at pretty much 4k 60fps and actually have an upgrade from the Xbox. I thi k I'm going with the Ryzen 7800X3D and want a good motherboard that's also a little future proof. Any ideas. The graphics card a saw that seems good is the Radeon RX 7900XTX which is a bit pricey but I don't want it to be out classed in a year or 2

Got the ASUS 650e for my 7900x. Couldn't be happier with it

I'm debating whether to do a mid-range build (27" 1440p monitor, 5800X3D, RTX 4070ti) for ~$3,000CAD Or go ballz to the wallz with a 4k OLED (LG C2), 7800X3D, RTX 4080/90 (I have a huge desk that's 3 feet deep and I'd be using it for mostly games & movies/TV shows so 42" is not excessive for my desk) for ~$6,000CAD I currently have a 24" 1080p 60hz monitor paired with a 1st generation intel CPU lol.

What about mini itx boards for DDR5. First time builder here trying to wrap my head around all this stuff! 1440p and 4K setup is the way to go. Got a good deal on 7700x. By the time I gather all my parts though, people will already be moved on! Lol.

msi tomahawk x670e ou msi x670e gaming wifi ??

I don't plan to do any OC so I am going to buy either MSI PRO B650-P WIFI or Asus ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WIFI. MSI is the cheapest B650, ATX motherboard with WiFi Asus on the other hand is top notch B650E motherboard with WiFi, Thunderbolt and double PCI-E 5.0 - probably would last to the end of AM5.

So, in your conclusion, you compared previous generation to current, while not comparing the 7000 series boards..

So I'm not allowed to sell some or all of my current system to offset the cost of upgrafe? I'm pretty sure AM4 parts are in high demand. AM5 will be around for a long time so the cost of platform upgrase should be spread out across several years.

Where is the Gigabyte B650 AORUS Pro AX?

Where I am, the MSI Pro B650M-A WIFI board worked out as the best value. I'm not sure if this was available at the time of the video. Hard drives are never, ever fast enough, so I went hunting for a 5.0 M.2 drive and just couldn't find one. Wifi isn't essential but I've found wifi dongles can be temperamental. Will be the first build I've ever done without hard drive cables floating around. And why is the USB standard so fucked that it describing a USB port requires verbal gymnastics?

I went with the Gigabyte Aorus b650 Elite Ax and the only problem I faced was my 6400mhz ram was not compatible so I ended up manually overclocking it to 6000mhz and I'm loving it so far.

Which motherboards support booting from the ssd on pcie ?

I like this guy. Very good at his job.

Hey, first of all thank you for the video and would you please help me out pick either MSI B650 GAMING PLUS or ASUS PRIME X670-P for my Ryzen 7 7800x3d note : I mostly play cpu heavy games like valorant cs and I stream from time to time and I would really appreciate if you could help me, Thanks in advance. ps : if performance gap is less than 10% i'd rather stick with the cheapest one

Last - most expensive board, but lacks: 1) no spdif digital audio output, 2) no biosh flasback on rear side visible...(maybe not at all?)

i just ordered a b650 plus wifi and i'm gonna get the r9

I think i dont want to over spend. Dont know if its necessary to get a am5 board if computer games haven't caught up to the technology. Am4 board with ryzen 5 or 7 is more than enough for games that have a proper graphics card. That would be the only part to upgrade in my opinion and the needs of a system.

trying to upgrade my pc for editing on main channel and my podcast. 900 ish looking to spend. ryzen 7 1700x thinking ryzen 9 7900x but then i need a new motherboard and ram. also adding rtx 3060. anyway you could help me figure it out hahaha

I went with 7800x3d and a asrock b650m pro rs...got it on sale for 109

im building a 7800x3d on a MSI MAG X670E TOMAHAWK WIFI

Where is Gigabyte aorus 650 elite ? is one the best, asus NOP, dont mention Temps problems.

I think all current motherboards are underwhelming, so get the cheapest thing you can get since you're going to end up replacing it inevitably.

Great video! I am building a new ddr5 PC. I am having a bad time deciding the motherboard to pair with the Ryzen 7600 and RTX 4070. Which one would you go for in the 200-300$ range?

i think 220$ msi pro b650 p wifi is enough for everything , it is better price performance value against the 260$ tomahawk version.

Microcenter b650e-f with 7900x and 64gb ram for 549 usd. .❤❤❤...I am so lucky yo have micro center within 25 miles.

I'm confused between Aorus B650m Elite and Aorus B650m Pro AX

Yeah, I don't think it's appropriate to say B stands for budget anymore when they have budget boards starting and going so high. And I thought Intel boards were getting too expensive haha

I have the MSI b650m and it's good however beware the bios killing this board is a real issue. Already switched out 3-4 of this one mobo.

Which am5 white motherboard would you guys recommend?

Any ITX recommendation?

Got the asrock b650 lighting for 189 on new egg

?? thats confusing dude. the first recommended board is the asrock riptide. thats also available als b650e. in the end you talk about how great the asus board is. which is way more expensive than the b650e riptide.

Hello. My name is Joe. I did my first and only new build almost exactly 1 year ago. My motherboard is an Asus ROG Strix B550-E gaming w/wifi and blue tooth, Ryzen 5 3600 CPU w/Wraith Stealth cooler, EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G5, 80 Plus Gold 850W power supply, G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 3200 SDRAM, two Western Digital 1TB WD Blue SN550 NVMe Internal SSD's, and a very old, but still functioning WD 4TB mechanical HD, all in a Phanteks Eclipse P400A atx case. I had to settle for a crappy GPU because, well, it was 2021 and GPU prices were prohibitively expensive. It works, and I am happy with my build, but I want to upgrade...especially the GPU. My questions to you are as follows: 1. Should I keep the B550-E, or go with the new Asus ROG strix B650E-F, knowing I will also have to replace the memory and the CPU? 2. If I replace the MB, What CPU are you recommending? The new AMD 7950's are having real issues, i am hearing. I am NOT interested in Intel CPU's. I'm an AMD fan. 3 If I keep the B550-E, I am looking at getting the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, ASRock Phantom Gaming OC Radeon RX 6950 XT, and adding another 32GB of memory. I think this may be the best route to go. What is your opinion? Thank you for your input. Your video was very clear and concise.

No regrets with my rog strix b650e-f with a R9 7900x

I run cable for my network but I couldn't find a MB without WiFi that also fit my other needs, Oh well, and the cheapest MB was a 199.99 x670 board. I went with the x670 for 200. Its in the mail now...