Gigabyte B650 Motherboards

The Gigabyte B650 boards here are all AM5 boards for DDR5 memory and Ryzen processors, in three sizes. The ATX models run from the B650 UD AX and B650 EAGLE AX up to the B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2, B650 AERO G and B650E AORUS STEALTH ICE, each with four DIMM slots, up to 256 GB of memory and three M.2 slots. The micro-ATX B650M boards range from the two-slot B650M S2H and B650M H to the four-slot B650M AORUS PRO AX. Two mini-ITX boards, the B650I AX and B650I AORUS ULTRA, suit small cases.

Start with the chipset. The two B650E boards carry PCIe 5.0 to the graphics slot as well as to storage, while plain B650 boards keep the graphics slot at PCIe 4.0, which current graphics cards barely use. Then check the slots. The two-slot B650M boards stop at 128 GB with one M.2 slot, while the four-slot B650M models take up to 256 GB and have two M.2 slots. The ICE models are white builds. The B650E AORUS STEALTH ICE has its connectors on the back of the board, so it needs a case made for back-connector boards.

Frequently asked questions

Which processors work on these boards? They take AM5 socket Ryzen desktop processors. A newer processor may need a BIOS update on an older board, and AM4 processors and DDR4 memory do not fit.

Do all these boards have Wi-Fi? No. The B650M AORUS ELITE, B650M D3HP, B650M S2H and B650M H have no built-in Wi-Fi. The AX and WIFI models include it.

Which board suits a compact build? The B650I AORUS ULTRA, which has three M.2 slots, or the simpler B650I AX, which has one M.2 slot and two SATA ports.