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MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi
Long-running B650 ATX board with six SATA ports, three Gen4 M.2 slots and Wi-Fi 6E.
- AM5
- B650
- ATX
- DDR5
- 3
PCPR score
7.4
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The short version
The MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi has been a mainstream AM5 pick since 2022. It offers a PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, three PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, six SATA ports, 2.5Gb LAN and Wi-Fi 6E, with a 20Gbps rear USB-C. It lacks PCIe 5.0 and Wi-Fi 7, so it fits Ryzen 7000 and 9000 builds that prioritise price over newer features.
Pros
- Six SATA ports and three PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots
- DisplayPort and HDMI video outputs
- Dual 8-pin CPU power
- Flash BIOS button
Cons
- No PCIe 5.0 GPU or M.2 slots
- Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5Gb LAN only
- M2_3 shares bandwidth with PCI_E2
Best for
- Budget AM5 builds needing many SATA drives
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Full specifications
Core
- Socket
- AM5
- Chipset
- B650
- Form factor
- ATX
Memory
- Memory type
- DDR5
- Memory slots type
- DIMM
- Memory slots
- 4
- Max memory
- 256 GB
- Max memory speed (OC)
- 7,600 MT/s
Expansion
- M.2 slots
- 3
- M.2 PCIe 5.0 slots
- 0
- M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots
- 3
- M.2 PCIe 3.0 slots
- 0
- Supports M.2 22110
- Yes
- SATA ports
- 6
- PCIe x16 slots
- 1
- Primary PCIe slot version
- 4.0
- PCIe x4 slots
- 0
- PCIe x1 slots
- 1
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Ethernet speed
- 2.5 GbE
- Ethernet ports
- 1
Ports & I/O
- USB4 / Thunderbolt ports
- 0
- Rear USB-C ports
- 1
- Rear USB-A ports
- 9
- Front USB-C header
- Yes
- USB 3 headers
- 1
- USB 2 headers
- 2
- HDMI outputs (iGPU)
- 1
- DisplayPort outputs (iGPU)
- 1
Cooling
- Fan headers
- 8
- ARGB headers (5V)
- 2
- RGB headers (12V)
- 2
Power
- CPU power
- 2 x 8-pin
Fit
- Back-connect (BTF / Project Zero)
- No
Features
- BIOS flashback
- Yes
Physical
- Color
- Black
Compatibility notes
- Needs a BIOS update for some Ryzen 9000 CPUs if the shipped BIOS is old; Flash BIOS button helps.
- M2_3 and PCI_E2 share bandwidth and run at x2 when both are populated.
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Common questions
Does it support PCIe 5.0?
No. The GPU slot and all three M.2 slots are PCIe 4.0.
Can it run Ryzen 9000?
MSI lists Ryzen 9000, 8000 and 7000 support; older boards may need a BIOS update first, which the Flash BIOS button allows without a CPU.
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