* Memory Speed is the max supported by this motherboard. Actual speed also depends on your CPU's memory controller and RAM kit rated speed.
PERFORMANCE
64%
Customer Reviews★★★★★4.2 · 5 reviews
★★★★★Good product
The product works as it should. I have no complaints.
VivianaS · 2025-12-26 · via bestbuy
★★★★★Great board to diagnose my components
I actually picked this up open box from Amazon Warehouse. They are hit or miss as always, but this was a solid hit. Board arrived basically brand new but with a damaged box.
My main x670E system suddenly died and I had no idea what worked or what did not so I picked up this little gem to test my X670E motherboard components ( 7800X3D, 2x sets of DDR5, 980 Pro SSD, etc...)
Good news is this board works great and booted right up with all my components. Bad news is my X670E board is dead.
As for this board itself, it is no frills but working fine. It does have a set of diagnostic LEDs on the bottom so you can tell what is working or not and two slots means better and higher memory speeds if pushing the new 8000+ ability.
It handles the 7800X3D just fine and the VRMs actually have ok heatsinks. I wouldn't try to push a 7950x/7950X3D in here full tilt.
Couple this with a 7600x and some 6000 DDR5 sticks of ram and you have yourself a really nice AM5 system for a great price
Electrosoft · 2023-12-22 · via amazon
★★★★★This is the best gaming motherboard with none of the gamer slop.
This is THE best AM5 board with none of the "gamer slop" seen on many other boards. No RGB header. No gamer VRM'S. No pretty colors on the board. What it does do, it does well.
Support for Ryzen 7000, 8000 & 9000 CPU's? Check.
Two M.2 sockets with one being Gen 5? Check.
M.2 Key for adding Wifi? Check.
I have mine paired with a Ryzen 7 7700X and it's been rock solid since 2023 and with a M.2 SSD, it boots under 10 seconds. Highly recommended.
John Riggs · 2025-12-30 · via amazon
★★★★★The best board on AM5!
This board has had many reviews on its potential as a long-term board, similar to AM4 boards from back then. You do lose some things, such as 4 dimm slots; however, that's actually good. You don't get any crazy RGB, sadly, no post-code LED, and the board might be ugly for some people.
DDR5 has a big stability issue going on that Intel and AMD are trying to figure out with their motherboard manufacturers and chips. I've personally owned a i9 13900k/DDR5 8000Mt/s system and worked on other people's systems; a normal user would struggle just getting 7400 on their own, and XMP doesn't even work reliably. This includes AMD, but AMD doesn't really get much performance boost from fast RAM. You also have 2x16 ddr5, which is the "native" ram, so it's already pretty large. The two dimm slots will also let you push your RAM. AMD has pushed and is continuing to push some insane DDR5 bios improvements. I am able to hit 8000 MHz ram on this board so far; it is not exactly stable, but by the time this review is read, it probably will be.
I am using a 7800x3d, and there are many others who use a 7900x3d+ and have had no issues. You will need to touch the bios for a bit, such as PBO, and hit some numbers, but you can always check out "BuildZoid" on Youtube for help in improving some performance. Overall, this is a great budget board but also a great board to push some limits as AMD improves their stability systems.
For boot times, many people who are using standard 6000 Mt/s RAM will probably boot up to 20 seconds, especially on the recent bios. Also, if you cannot flash bios, please use the flashback bios method! It will properly update your BIOS instead of just rebooting and not working. Unless you are benching for cool numbers, buying 6000 cl30 or so ram will be the best perf per dollar you will get.
Mike · 2023-10-13 · via amazon
★★★★★Motherboard Failure After a few Months.
I purchased this ASRock B650 in 2025, and while it worked fine initially, it began a slow death crawl just a few months later.
The Red Flags:
It started when I tried to use the Windows 11 'Reset this PC' feature. Every time the system attempted a reset, the board would hang on a black screen. The only way to get back into the OS was a hard power cycle. I initially thought it was a Windows bug, but it was actually the board's inability to handle the warm reboot/handoff process.
The Total Failure:
A few weeks after the reset issues began, the board stopped booting entirely. No POST, no BIOS, just fans spinning. I performed extensive troubleshooting and swapped out every single component—PSU, RAM, and CPU—but the issue persisted. This motherboard is confirmed dead.
Final Word:
Looking at recent reviews, I’m clearly not the only one experiencing these mid-term failures. There seems to be a serious quality control issue with this model. If you value your time and don't want to rebuild your entire PC in three months, look elsewhere. Avoid."
