Gigabyte B650M AORUS Elite AX

The B650M AORUS Elite AX is the micro-ATX sibling of Gigabyte's popular B650 AORUS Elite AX, giving compact-case AM5 builders the same core feature set in a smaller footprint.

Gigabyte does not publish an exact VRM phase count for this board, but it shares the same general power delivery tier as its ATX sibling and is rated for Ryzen 9000 non-X3D chips at stock clocks. Four DDR5 DIMM slots support up to 256GB total capacity (64GB per module), with AMD EXPO and XMP profiles enabling overclocked speeds ranging up to 8000 MT/s depending on configuration. Expansion includes a CPU-integrated PCIe x16 slot (PCIe 4.0, x16/x8/x4 depending on processor) and a chipset PCIe x16 slot at x4. Storage covers two M.2 slots, both CPU-integrated. A Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip handles wired networking, paired with Wi-Fi 6E offering up to 2.4Gbps data rates. Audio uses a Realtek codec with High Definition Audio support. Against its ATX sibling Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX in this batch, the B650M AORUS Elite AX trims one M.2 slot and the chipset PCIe lanes down to fit a micro-ATX footprint, making it the pick for compact cases where the extra ATX real estate isn't needed.