Rejoice! AMD B650E and B650 Motherboards are here!

[Journo_Rob]

Last month AMD launched their Ryzen 7000 series of processors based on the new Zen 4 architecture. Alongside this new architecture, we got our first taste of Socket AM5 motherboards with the X670E and X670. Today AMD are back with the gaming, creator and entry-level motherboard series, the B650E and B650.

Don’t be fooled. Both the B650E and B650 have some pretty spicy capabilities with support for DDR5 RAM, PCIe Gen 5 NVMe storage for lightning-fast load times, and even AMD Expo memory overclocking for maximum performance.

Which AMD Processors use B650E and B650 Motherboards?

All Ryzen 7000 series processors including the Ryzen 9 7900X, and Ryzen 5 7600X are compatible with B650E and B650 motherboards. These new CPUs offer a great generational leap in performance alongside a jump in energy efficiency. In fact, the Ryzen 9 7950X is up to 47% more energy efficient than the competition.

AMD Zen 4 Architecture at a Glance

B650E and B650 AM5 AMD Motherboards

Built from the ground up for serious gamers and creators, the AMD B650E motherboard chipset provides outstanding gaming and enthusiast features. Notably, there’s support for DDR5 RAM with easy overclocking, thanks to AMD Expo. What’s more, with PCIe Gen 5, you’ll benefit from next-generation data speeds.

Introduced as the entry point to socket AM5 gaming, B650 motherboards are still packed with outstanding features perfect for gaming performance. With support for both PCIe 5.0 storage and lightning-fast DDR5 memory, you can enjoy great load times and next-gen memory performance. Thanks to, AMD Precision Boost Overdrive, your B650 motherboard can even help to improve your CPUs performance and clock speed at the touch of a button.

AMD Ryzen 7000 Series CPUs are available now here.
AM5 B650E and B650 motherboards are available now.

 

[Andromeda1983]

Now thats one hell of a deal!!

 

[Thekwango]

entry level motherboard @220 quid. lol jog on amd.

 

[JediFragger]

Now thats one hell of a deal!!

 

[JollyJamma]

entry level motherboard @220 quid. lol jog on amd.

Well it's not really entry level, it's midrange and not up to AMD, it's up to the individual manufacturers.

A520 was entry level for AMD and even then, companies just refreshed their B450 range and dropped the price. Guessing that there will be an A620 motherboard but it'll still be £100 to £150.

For once, all the big players are taking AMD seriously and charging a serious arm and a leg in the process.

Can't wait for pricing to drop when sales aren't great.

 

[Thekwango]

Well it's not really entry level,

i was only going by the blurb in the opening post and figured the cheapest would be an entry level model.....wonder which one of the more expensive ones is the entry level!

Today AMD are back with the gaming, creator and entry-level motherboard series, the B650E and B650.

 

[JAMIE_CORTEZ]

I’m not sure what is to rejoice about here….the prices are not competitive with the x670 boards at all…

 

[chroniclard]

In 30+ years of PC building/use I have never paid over £200 for a motherboard. Including X370, B550 and X570 boards.....

 

[random_matt]

Unlucky overclockers, your inventory is going to be stuck for a long, long time.

 

[JollyJamma]

i was only going by the blurb in the opening post and figured the cheapest would be an entry level model.....wonder which one of the more expensive ones is the entry level!

Yeesh, I missed that part. You're 100% correct. Entry level my foot.

 

[Uther]

In 30+ years of PC building/use I have never paid over £200 for a motherboard. Including X370, B550 and X570 boards.....

Welcome to 2022 unfortunately...

 

[pc-guy]

AIB are having a laugh with these pricing.

intel Z790 platforms are rumoured to be 50% cheaper. i think the AIB are trying to kill off AMD and helping Intel out with market shares

 

[scrivz69]

Lol they must think we are all daft. I don't upgrade that often and I don't especially when they think they can take the ****.

 

[Freddie1980]

Good luck with those prices giving the cost of living crisis, a client desktop market in full recession and stiff competition from Intel.

 

[Thekwango]

Good luck with those prices giving the cost of living crisis, a client desktop market in full recession and stiff competition from Intel.

I was toying with the idea of a full upgrade to my system but now, if these are the expected prices, I’ll be replacing the 3700x with a 5800x and keeping my 50 quid x450 mortar max till it dies. 200 quid entry level mobo’s…….and I thought Pc ownership couldn’t get anymore mental.

 

[pc-guy]

Good luck with those prices giving the cost of living crisis, a client desktop market in full recession and stiff competition from Intel.

Maybe there is a chipset mining boom in another universe that we don’t know about

 

[SkeeterUK]

my z77 d3h cost 80 quid, oc well, has served to this day (still used). Id never buy anything more expensive when mb are all the same really they dont have any performance differences, its either just more ports or wifi addon etc really aint it. If the basic ones can oc decently then why on earth are the manufacturers making mb look fancy and say this and that balls talk to get ppl to pay for hundreads.

 

[drakulton]

Now thats one hell of a deal!!

C'mon, VAT is included!

 

[JediFragger]

In 30+ years of PC building/use I have never paid over £200 for a motherboard. Including X370, B550 and X570 boards.....

Paid £235 w/cashback for my Z690-A Strix Gaming D4, that was kind of my limit! It's staying for a bloody good while looking at the prices lately

 

[Zenduri]

I was toying with the idea of a full upgrade to my system but now, if these are the expected prices, I’ll be replacing the 3700x with a 5800x and keeping my 50 quid x450 mortar max till it dies. 200 quid entry level mobo’s…….and I thought Pc ownership couldn’t get anymore mental.

Im seriously considering dropping a 5800x in to replace my 3600, i was all aboard the zen-train but the cpu prices, the insane motherboard prices and DDR5 still being fairly pricey. They can sit on the shelves at those prices