ASUS ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi

The ROG Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi is ASUS's mainstream Mini-ITX board for Ryzen 7000/8000/9000 builds, using the B650E chipset to keep PCIe 5.0 support on both the GPU slot and primary M.2 while staying below X870-tier pricing for SFF builders.

A 10+2+1 power stage design rated at 70A per stage gives this board enough headroom for Ryzen 9700X/9900X-class chips at stock or light overclocks, which is appropriately sized for a mainstream ITX board rather than an extreme-overclocking one. Two DDR5 DIMM slots support up to 96GB total capacity, with AMD EXPO enabling overclocked speeds of up to 8000+ MT/s depending on the CPU and memory kit used. The single PCIe 5.0 x16 slot handles graphics, and two M.2 slots split between PCIe 5.0 x4 and PCIe 4.0 x4 cover primary and secondary storage needs. A 2.5GbE Intel-based LAN controller pairs with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 for wireless connectivity. SupremeFX audio uses a Realtek ALC4080 codec with a Savitech SV3H712 amplifier for improved headphone output, and BIOS FlashBack plus Q-Latch tool-free M.2 installation simplify building in a tight case. Compared to the ROG Strix X870-I Gaming WiFi in this same catalog, the B650E-I drops to Wi-Fi 6E and single USB-C rather than dual USB4, positioning it as the value-oriented ITX pick for builders who don't need Thunderbolt-class connectivity.