ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi

The ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi brings ASUS's gaming-focused Strix design language to a B650E board, notable for supporting a full PCIe 5.0 x16 GPU slot at the B-series price point alongside a PCIe 5.0 M.2 socket, aimed at gamers who want ROG styling and RGB without paying for X870E-class connectivity.

Power delivery uses ASUS's Extreme Engine Digi+ design with 5K black metallic capacitors and a dedicated VRM heatsink; ASUS does not publish an exact phase count for this board, but it is rated for Ryzen 9000 non-X3D chips including the 9700X and 9600X comfortably. Four DDR5 DIMM slots (ECC and non-ECC, unbuffered) support up to 192GB total, with AMD EXPO enabling overclocked speeds up to 8000+ MT/s on supported Ryzen 9000/8000/7000 processors. The board includes a PCIe 5.0 x16 primary slot (PCIe 4.0 on Ryzen 8000 APUs), a secondary PCIe 4.0 x16 slot at x4, and two PCIe x1 slots. Storage covers three M.2 slots: one PCIe 5.0 x4 and two PCIe 4.0 x4. An Intel 2.5GbE controller handles wired networking, paired with Wi-Fi 6E 2x2 and Bluetooth 5.2. Audio runs through ASUS's ROG SupremeFX codec (Realtek ALC4080) with 7.1-channel surround support. Compared to the Gigabyte X870 AORUS STEALTH in this catalog, the Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi is a step down in chipset generation but matches its PCIe 5.0 GPU slot support at a lower price, making it a strong pick for gamers who prioritize aesthetics and RGB over the newest chipset.