ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi 6E AM5 (LGA1718) Ryzen 7000 Motherboard(12+2 Power Stages,DDR5,3xM.2 Slots ,PCIe 4.0, 2.5G LAN, WiFi 6E,USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C Port

ASUS ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi 6E AM5 (LGA1718) Ryzen 7000 Motherboard(12+2 Power Stages,DDR5,3xM.2 Slots, PCIe 4.0, 2.5G LAN ,WiFi 6E,USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C Port

ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI

The ROG Strix B650-A Gaming WiFi comes equipped with potent performance and thermal prowess in a fresh-looking package. Robust power delivery designed to handle the latest AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors is cooled with thick metal heatsinks that stand out against a black PCB. A PCIe 5.0 M.2 slot, speedy DDR5 memory support, and the latest WiFi 6E networking fleshes out the futuristic feature set.

PCIE SLOT Q-RELEASE

A physical button unlocks the first PCIe slot’s security latch with a simple press, greatly simplifying the process of removing a PCIe card from the motherboard when it’s time to upgrade to a new GPU or add-in card.

M.2 Q-LATCH

The innovative Q-Latch makes it easy to install or remove an SSD from an M.2 slot. The design employs a simple locking mechanism to secure the drive, eliminating the need for a traditional screw.

BIOS FLASHBACK

BIOS FlashBack is a safe and simple way to update BIOS. Just drop the (UEFI) BIOS file onto a FAT32-formatted USB stick, plug it into the USB BIOS FlashBack port, and press the button. Updates can even be performed without having memory or a CPU installed.

Q-LED

Four onboard LEDs indicate power status and identify problems with CPU, memory, graphics card, or boot device for quick diagnosis

 Blazing fast storage is at your command with a PCIe 5.0 and two PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots, all featuring robust heatsinks to maximize performance. Push speeds even further, create a mirrored backup, or both; NVMe and SATA RAID configurations (0/1/10) are available through AMD RAIDXpert2. The top PCIe 4.0 x16 SafeSlot supports heavy graphics cards and features Q-Release for easy upgrades

IFI 6E

Onboard WiFi 6E technology takes advantage of newly available spectrum in the 6 GHz band to provide up to seven 160 MHz channels for ultrafast throughput and better performance in dense wireless environments.

WiFi 6E availability and features are dependent on regulatory limitations and co-existence with 5 GHz WiFi. 

Intel 2.5G Ethernet

Low-latency gaming, speedy file transfers, and high-resolution video streaming are among the many perks of onboard Intel@ 2.5 Gbps Ethernet.

COOLER COMPATIBILITY

The ROG Strix B650-A bears the same mounting hole alignment as AM4 platforms, so it is backward compatible with many existing coolers, including all AIO offerings from ASUS and ROG.

CPU : AMD Socket AM5 for AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop Processors*

Chipsetb: AMD B650

Memory

1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI port
Supports max. 8K 60Hz as specified in DisplayPort 1.4. 

Supports 4K 60Hz as specified in HDMI 2.1.

Expansion Slots

AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop Processors
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot

AMD B650 Chipset
1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode)*
2 x PCIe 4.0/3.0 x1 slots
PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode) from AMD B650 Chipset shares bandwidth with M.2_3.

Storage

Total supports 3 x M.2 slots and 4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports*

AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Desktop Processors
M.2_1 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280(supports PCIe 5.0 x4 mode)
M.2_2 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)

AMD B650 Chipset
M.2_3 slot (Key M), type 2242/2260/2280/22110 (supports PCIe 4.0 x4 mode)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s port
AMD RAID Xpert Technology supports both NVMe RAID 0/1/10 and SATA RAID 0/1/10.
 M.2_3 slot shares bandwidth with PCIe 4.0 x16 slot (supports x4 mode) When M.2_3 slot is operating in PCIe mode, M.2_3 will be disabled.

Ethernet

1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet
ASUS LAN Guard

Wireless & Bluetooth

Wi-Fi 6E
2x2 Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Supports 2.4/5GHz frequency band
Bluetooth v5.2
 Wi-Fi 6E 6GHz regulatory may vary between countries, and function will be
ready in Windows 11 or later.

USB

Rear USB (Total 9 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)
Front USB (Total 7 ports)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Audio

ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
- Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs
- Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking
- High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input
- Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback

Audio Features
- SupremeFX Shielding Technology
- Savitech SV3H712 AMP
- Rear optical S/PDIF out port
- Premium audio capacitors
- Audio cover

The rear panel Line out port does not support spatial audio. If you wish to use spatial audio make sure to connect your audio output device to the audio jack on the front panel of your chassis.

Back Panel I/O Ports

1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (3 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
4 x USB 2.0 ports (4 x Type-A)
1 x DisplayPort
1 x HDMI port
1 x Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port
5 x Audio jacks
1 x BIOS FlashBack  button

*Internal I/O Connectors

Fan and Cooling related
1 x 4-pin CPU Fan header
1 x 4-pin CPU OPT Fan header
1 x 4-pin AIO Pump header
4 x 4-pin Chassis Fan headers

Power related
1 x 24-pin Main Power connector
1 x 8-pin +12V Power connector
1 x 4-pin +12V Power connector

Storage related
3 x M.2 slots (Key M)
4 x SATA 6Gb/s ports

USB
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 connector (supports USB Type-C)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 header supports additional 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
2 x USB 2.0 headers supports additional 4 USB 2.0 ports

Miscellaneous
3 x Addressable Gen 2 headers
1 x AURA RGB header
1 x Clear CMOS header
1 x CPU Over Voltage jumper
1 x Front Panel Audio header (AAFP)
1 x S/PDIF Out header
1 x 20-3 pin System Panel header with Chassis intrude function
1 x Thermal Sensor header
1 x Thunderbolt™header
1 x COM_DEBUGheader

Special Features

Extreme Engine Digi+
- 5K Black Metallic Capacitors
ASUS Q-Design
- M.2 Q-Latch
- PCIe Slot Q-Release
- Q-LED
- Q-DIMM
- Q-Slot

ASUS Thermal Solution
- M.2 heatsink
- VRM heatsink design

ASUS EZ DIY
- BIOS FlashBack button
- BIOS FlashBack LED
- ProCool
- Pre-mounted I/O shield
- SafeSlot
- SafeDIMM

AURA Sync
- AURA RGB header
- Addressable Gen 2 headers

Software Features

ROG Exclusive Software
- GameFirst VI
- ROG CPU-Z
- Sonic Studio III + Sonic Studio Virtual Mixer + Sonic Suite Companion
- Sonic Radar III
- DTS Sound Unbound
- Anti-virus software

ASUS Exclusive Software
Armoury Crate
- AIDA64 Extreme (60 days free trial)
- AURA Creator
- AURA Sync
- Fan Xpert 4
- Power Saving
- Two-Way AI Noise Cancellation
AI Suite 3
- TPU
- DIGI+ VRM
- Turbo app
- PC Cleaner

UEFI BIOS
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS Crash Free BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
Flex Key

BIOS :256 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI AMI BIOS

Manageability : WOL by PME, PXE

Accessories

Cables : 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables

Additional Cooling Kit : 1 x Thermal pad for M.2

Miscellaneous
1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas
1 x Cable ties pack
1 x M.2 Q-Latch package
1 x ROG key chain
1 x ROG Strix stickers
1 x ROG Strix thank you card
2 x M.2 Rubber Packages
Documentation
1 x User guide

Operating System

Windows 11 64-bit

Form Factor