MSI MAG B650M Mortar WIFI review

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Product Showcase - overall presentation

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The board is based on a 12+2+1 power phase design and cooled by big aluminium heat sinks. The PCB is 6-layers. The motherboard has one 2.5 Gb LAN and a wireless LAN module (Wi-Fi 6E). The MSI B650M Mortar WIFI includes two full-length PCIe slots, with the top two operating at PCIe 4.0 x16 and the second one at PCIe 4.0x4. The third slot is a shorter PCIe 3.0 x1. MSI includes two PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots. It is also possible to connect six SATA ports for storage. Four memory banks support up to 128 Gb of DDR5-6400+ (OC). There is no onboard power, reset button, or two-digit LED debugger.

The motherboard supports:

  • Supports AMD Socket AM5 Ryzen™ 7000 Series Processors
  • 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*
  • 1 x PCIe 3.0 x1 Slot (PCIE2), supports x1 mode*
  • 1 x PCIe 4.0 x4 Slot (PCIE2)*

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For storage, you get:

  • M.2_1 (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4, supports 2280/2260 devices
  • M.2_2 (From CPU) supports up to PCIe 4.0 x4, supports 2280/2260 devices
  • 6 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

 

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Internal connectors include: 

  • 1x Power Connector(ATX_PWR)
  • 2x Power Connector(CPU_PWR)
  • 1x CPU Fan
  • 1x Pump Fan
  • 3x System Fan
  • 2x Front Panel (JFP)
  • 1x Chassis Intrusion (JCI)
  • 1x Front Audio (JAUD)
  • 1x Tuning Controller connector(JDASH)
  • 2x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2)
  • 2x RGB LED connector(JRGB)
  • 1x TPM pin header(Support TPM 2.0)
  • 4x USB 2.0
  • 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A
  • 1x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C

On the rear IO, you’ll spot:

  • DisplayPort 1.4
  • 2.5G LAN Port
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A
  • Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Antenna
  • HD Audio Connectors
  • Flash BIOS Button
  • HDMI™ 2.1 Port
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C
  • Optical S/PDIF OUT

 

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Wi-Fi is available; it’s an 802.11ax 6E Module and supports IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ax. There is one Ethernet controller, a 2.5 Gigabit RTL8125B. Also - there are four USB 3.2 Gen1 ports, three USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, and one USB 3.2 Ge2x2 Type C. You can also find HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 video outputs for users utilizing Intel’s integrated graphics.

The onboard audio is based on the ALC4080 codec. The other features are:

  • 7.1-Channel High-Performance Audio
  • Supports S/PDIF output
  • Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback on the front panel

 

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There is no metal reinforcement plate at the back of the motherboard. As for memory support:

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As for memory support:

  • 4x DDR5, Maximum Memory Capacity 128GB
  • Memory Support DDR5: 6400+(OC)/6200(OC)/6000(OC)/5800(OC)/5600(OC)/5400(OC)/5200(OC)/5000(OC)/4800(JEDEC) MHz

You have four banks supporting up to 128 GB of system memory. 

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