ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi

ASRock's B650E Steel Legend WiFi is among the least-expensive AM5 motherboards equipped with a PCI Express 5.0 x16 slot. If you don't need that slot, though, you can find better-equipped platforms without one in the same price range.

-- As reviewed by PCMag
ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi 1

Product details

  • Supports AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processors
  • 16+2+1 Phase Power Design, SPS
  • 4 x DDR5 DIMMs, supports up to 6600+(OC)
  • 1 PCIe 5.0 x16, 1 PCIe 3.0 x16
  • Graphics Output Options: 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort

PROS

+ PCI Express 5.0 x16 card slot
+ BIOS Flashback feature
+ Onboard support for Wi-Fi 6E
+ Includes GPU support bracket

CONS

- Only two SATA ports
- No quick-detach mounts for M.2 drives
- GPU bracket incompatible with small GPUs, won't work in some cases
- Aging audio codec
- No BIOS EZ mode

Expert reviews and ratings

By PCMag on April 13, 2023
ASRock's B650E Steel Legend WiFi is among the least-expensive AM5 motherboards equipped with a PCI Express 5.0 x16 slot. If you don't need that slot, though, you can find better-equipped platforms without one in the same price range.
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