Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX ATX Motherboard - Supports AMD Ryzen 7000 Series AM5 CPUs, Twin 14+2+1 70A VRM, Up to 8000MHz DDR5(OC), 1x PCIe 5.0 M.2, 2x PCIe 4.0 M.2, Wi-Fi 6E, 2.5G LAN, USB-C & ARGB

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We have got some read and write speeds but they come at the cost of high latency. Memory Performance Scores We have an iTE8689E chip for I/O control. IT5701E controller is probably for the Q FLASH PLUS and RGB.

Rename it to GIGABYTE.BIN and copy it to a FAT 32 formatted USB flash drive. Connect the USB to the above-mentioned port. Connect the 12V and 24V connectors from the PSU to the motherboard. Turn the PSU on and press the Q-Flash Plus button. The topmost slot has a single-layer heatsink with a thermal pad underneath for efficient heat transfer. M.2 SSD is written on the cover. This cover is separated from the other covers. It can be taken off by unscrewing a Philips screw and removing the cover from the slot. PCIe X16 Slot On GIGABYTE B560 AORUS Elite AX Motherboard We have a total of 3x PCIe slots. There is no Gen PCIe slot on this motherboard instead we have a Gen 5-based M.2 NVMe SSD port wired to the CPU. The top PCIe slot is Gen 4 x16 and wired to the CPU. The other two PCIe slots are wired to the chipset on the Gen 3 bus and both are rated at X1 speed (my complaint here). At least one should have been X4! The very reason is the chipset implementation. Both slots shared the bus with the M.2 Wi-Fi 6E module, and 2.5GbE LAN.

x DisplayPort, supporting a maximum resolution of 3840×2160@144 Hz, Support for DisplayPort 1.4 version and HDR. The Intel Wi-Fi module is implemented on the mSATA NGGF port on the rear I/O panel. The main driving force is the MediaTek MT7922 (RZ616) chip capable of Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. The latest Wireless solution 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E with a new dedicated 6GHz band enables gigabit wireless performance providing smooth video streaming, a better gaming experience, lesser dropped connections, and speeds up to 2.4Gbps. The motherboard features Bluetooth 5.3 protocol. For recording temperatures, we're using a digital thermometer with K-Type thermocouples and we'll be reporting the peak rear PCB temperature. Finally, we're not reporting Delta T over Ambient; instead, we maintain a room temperature of 21 degrees and ensure a consistent ambient temperature. A thermocouple is positioned next to the test system. The above picture shows the I/O cover from a different angle. The elegant design speaks for itself. IO Plate For the stress test, we're using the Ryzen 9 7950X and for the load, Cinebench R23, which was looped for an hour, at which point we're reporting the maximum PCB temperature, again recorded using K-Type thermocouples.

The top port supports the new 25110/2280 form factor and is labeled M2A_CPU. This is a Gen 5 slot. This is the only slot on this motherboard featuring PCIe Gen 5 x4. This port features the EZ-Latch which is a tool-free way to install the M.2 SSD in the port. Say bye-bye to the screws! M.2 Slots From a cooling perspective, GIGABYTE has implemented an effective solution. There is a massive heatsink underneath the I/O cover. TMOS is a single-piece heatsink. Its one-piece design and larger surface drastically improve the cooling performance against competitors’ multi-piece designs. TMOS features several channels and inlets on the heatsink. This design allows for the airflow to go through which leads to a great improvement of the heat transfer performance.Lastly, we have 1x MOSFET for MISC using Renesas ISL99390 SPS 30A for stable power delivery to the PCIe lanes. In terms of power delivery, this motherboard seems adequate enough in this range though twin digital 14 phases sound like a doubler design to me. SOC Mofset And with that said, let us know which of these B650 boards you're planning on buying, or perhaps you've already bought your board. Either way, let us know in the comments section. Hopefully, this B650 buying guide was helpful to you. If so, please share it with your peers; it might help us muster up the energy to do this again with another generation of motherboards. Shopping Shortcuts: Today is the day when we can finally present to you the results of our extensive AMD B650 motherboard testing. It's been a massive undertaking indeed. In total, we've tested 35 boards, a task that spanned several months, but it's finally complete.

For WiFi 6E support out of the box, either the MSI Pro B650-P WiFi or Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX will serve you well. The audio solution on this motherboard is pretty ordinary, using RealTek ALC897 codec to drive the audio solution. This is just an ok solution which could have been better in my opinion. Audio Support Fully Covered Heatpipe & M.2 Thermal Guard： To Ensure VRM Power Stability & 25110 PCIe 5.0 M.2 SSD Performance The above picture shows the ALC897-VB controller from Realtek. The onboard sound solution is not capable of delivering the DTS:X Ultrasound experience. Networking Connectivity The above picture shows the 2x M.2 ports. The top slot is wired to the CPU and is labeled as M2B_CPU. The second port is wired to the chipset and is labeled M2C_SB. Both ports are Gen 4 x4 slots. These support the 22110/2280 form factors. These ports also feature the EZ-Latch mechanism making life easy.GIGABYTE is using nuvoton 3947S controller for the PWM fan headers. 24 PIN ATX Connector on GIGABYTE B560 AORUS The B650 AORUS ELITE AX motherboard is a mid-range segment motherboard from the GIGABYTE. The motherboard has a standard ATX size and is still adequately feature-rich. GIGABYTE has retained the stenciling and design element from the previous generation however, at the same time, they have gone to another level in the design department of the motherboard to deliver a solid product for the enthusiasts. Let’s start exploring the motherboard. Complete Layout This section will show the results of the various test suites and gaming benchmarks that we have run on this motherboard. PCMark10 PCMark10 Scores Performance Test Performance Test Scores User Benchmark User Benchmark Scores On the other hand, the Riptide is a Micro ATX board, employing a dozen 50A power stages for the vcore. It manages to fit in four PCIe slots, though full usage is only possible with a single slot graphics card. It has two M.2 slots, with the primary slot being PCIe 5.0 compatible. It also features 9 USB 3.2 ports, eight USB 2.0 ports, a 2.5Gbit LAN, and WiFi 6E. The DDR5 support of up to 5200MHz is mentioned. This is with the help of a BIOS update. Since the new 7000 series CPUs will have iGPU, there is an HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 connectivity options from the CPU. There is one USB Type-C Gen 2 port and two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports along with a USB 2.0 hub which is driving up to 4x USB 2.0/1.1 ports.

This board has USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 over Type-C interface providing a theoretical bandwidth of 20Gbps. The rear USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C® is capable of a 10Gbps transfer rate. Internal Connectors The B650 AORUS ELITE AX motherboard has adequate digital power phases. There are 14 phases in parallel (not direct) for the VCore using Infineon TDA21472 SPS 70A making it 980A which is quite low compared to the 1680A on the X670E AORUS MASTER. Then there are 2x MOSFETs for SOC using ON NCP303160 SPS 60A with a total of 120A for SOC for stable power delivery to the iGPU. Here are all the VRM temperature results, and it won't surprise anyone to learn that the Aorus Master and Taichi are the two best performing boards here, though there are several Aorus Pro and Elite models with similar temps in the low 50s. Having taken a look at each board individually, it's time to get to testing. For testing all B650 boards, we're using the Gigabyte Aorus C500 Glass case with the Aorus WaterForce X 360mm AIO. The Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus WiFi is also noteworthy. It's a MicroATX board with a dozen 60A power stages for the vcore VRM. Although decent on paper, it doesn't really surpass the B650M Aorus Pro AX, especially given it offers significantly fewer USB 3.2 ports.The Audio solution is ordinary as it is driven by RealTek ALC897. SuperIO chip is from iTE 8689E. There are 6 fans/pump headers each rated for 24W using 2A. These are powered and controlled by nuvoton 3947S. There are 5 onboard thermal sensors. There is no external sensor. Now that we have covered the main features, functions, and design of the motherboard, let’s take a look at the internal connectors. Internal Connectors AIDA64 Engineer AIDA64 Engineer Scores AIDA64 Engineer Scores 3DMark CPU Profile 3DMark CPU Profile Scores The graphics card under gaming load was drawing near 395W power with a maximum temperature of 75° We used a custom fan curve for the graphics card so the fans were running at high speed.