Asus ROG STRIX B650 A GAMING WIFI DDR5
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.
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.
Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor, 12 inch x 9.6 inch ( 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm )
CPU
- AMD Socket AM5 for AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors
Chipset
Memory
- 4 x DIMM, Max. 128GB, DDR5 6400+(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)
/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200/ 5000/ 4800 ECC and Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory,
Dual Channel Memory Architecture,
Supports AMD EXTended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO™),
OptiMem II
Graphics
- 1 x DisplayPort, 1 x HDMI® port
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.
LAN
- 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb Ethernet, ASUS LANGuard
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
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
USB Ports
- 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
OS Support
Internal I/O Ports
- 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
Back 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
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
MyAsus,
WinRAR,
UEFI BIOS,
ASUS EZ DIY
- ASUS CrashFree BIOS 3
- ASUS EZ Flash 3
- ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode
FlexKey
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
Accessories
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables,
1 x Thermal pad for M.2,
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,
1 x User guide