BIOSTAR B650MT AM5 Motherboard Review

Motherboards/AMD AM5 by stefan @ 2023-12-19

The entry-level AM5 board proposal from BIOSTAR with the code name B650MT does offer the necessary components in order to build a cheap AM5 system but there are some drawbacks here due to cost saving: we could not run the RAM at either 5800MHz or 6000MHz error free, while the AUDIO codec implementation is not exactly great. Both issues are not that bad, considering that for an entry-level system 5600MHz RAM should be enough, while most people use anyway external DACs for better audio for analog headsets, while others choose to go with USB models, most of which are wireless.

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Product Specifications

Chipset: AMD B650

 

CPU SUPPORT

Socket AM5 support AMD Ryzen™ 7000 series Processors

Support for future AMD Ryzen processors with BIOS update

 

MEMORY

Supports Dual Channel DDR5 4800/ 5200/ 5400(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 6000+(OC)

2 x DDR5 DIMM Memory Slot, Max. Supports up to 96 GB Memory

Each DIMM supports non-ECC 8/ 16/ 24/ 32/ 48 GB DDR5 module

 

INTEGRATED VIDEO

Supports DX12

Supports HDCP

 

STORAGE

Total support 1 x M.2 Socket and 4 x SATA (6Gb/s) ports

AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processors

1 x M.2 (Key M) Socket (M2M_CPU):

Supports M.2 Type 2242/ 2260/ 2280 SSD module

Supports PCIe 4.0 x 4 (64Gb/s) - NVMe SSD

AMD B650 Chipset

4 x SATA III Connector (6Gb/s): Supports AHCI & RAID 0, 1, 10

 

LAN

Realtek RTL8111H

10/ 100/ 1000 Mb/s auto negotiation, Half / Full duplex capability

 

AUDIO CODEC

ALC897

7.1 Channels, High Definition Audio, Hi-Fi

 

USB

1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C port (1 via internal headers)

6 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (4 on rear I/Os and 2 via internal headers)

6 x USB 2.0 ports (2 on rear I/Os and 4 via internal headers)

 

EXPANSION SLOT

AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processors

1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (x16 or x8/x8 mode)

AMD B650 Chipset

1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot

 

REAR I/O

1 x BIOS UPDATE Button

1 x HDMI Port (HDMI1.4)

1 x DP Port (DP1.2)

4 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) Type-A Ports

2 x USB 2.0 Type-A Ports

1 x Giga LAN port

3 x Audio Jack

 

INTERNAL I/O

4 x SATA III Connector (6Gb/s)

2 x USB 2.0 Header (each header supports 2 USB 2.0 ports)

1 x USB 3.2 (Gen1) Header (each header supports 2 USB 3.2 (Gen1) ports)

1 x USB 3.2 (Gen2) Type-C Header

1 x 8-Pin Power Connector

1 x 24-Pin Power Connector

1 x CPU Fan Connector

1 x System Fan Connector

1 x CPU water cooling connector (CPU_OPT)

1 x Front Panel Header

1 x Front Audio Header

1 x Internal Stereo Speaker Header

1 x Clear CMOS Header

1 x COM Port Header

1 x TPM Header

 

H/W MONITORING

CPU / System Temperature Monitoring

CPU / System Fan Monitoring

Smart / Manual CPU Fan Control

CPU/DDR Voltage Monitoring

 

DIMENSION

Micro ATX Form Factor Dimension: 22.1cm x 23.5cm ( W x L )

 

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