MSI MPG B650 Carbon WiFi Motherboard Review

1. Introduction2. AM5 Chipsets3. Board Layout and Features4. UEFI5. Testing Methodology6. Tests: CPU Related7. Tests: Memory Related8. Tests: Gaming Related9. Tests: Motherboard Features Performance10. Clocks, VRM Temps & Power Consumption11. Closing Thoughts12. View All Pages

We will be outlining the MSI MPG B650 Carbon WiFi motherboard’s performance with the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU, 32GB of 6000MHz CL30 DDR5 memory, and a Sapphire Radeon RX 6950XT Nitro+ Pure graphics card.

AM5 Motherboard Test System:

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
• Memory: 32GB (2x16GB) G.SKILL Trident Z5 Neo 6000MHz 30-38-38-96 DDR5
• Dedicated Graphics Card: Sapphire Nitro+ Pure Radeon RX 6950 XT
• CPU Cooler: 360mm AIO liquid cooler
• Power Supply: Seasonic Prime TX-1600
• Operating System: Windows 11 Pro

BIOS Version:

• 7D74v10 (latest at the time of testing)

Comparison Motherboards:

• Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master

Tests:

• • Cinebench R23 – All-core & single-core CPU benchmark (CPU)
  • Blender 3.3.0 – All-core rendering of the Classroom benchmark (CPU)
  • 7-Zip v22 – Built-in 7-Zip benchmark test (CPU & Memory)
  • SiSoft Sandra – Memory bandwidth (Memory)
  • AIDA64 – Memory bandwidth & memory latency (Memory)
  • 3DMark – Time Spy and CPU Profile Benchmarks (Synthetic Gaming)
  • Borderlands 3 – 1920 x 1080, Badass quality preset, DX11
  • F1 2021 – 1920 x 1080, Ultra High quality preset with TAA and 16x AF, DX12
  • Watch Dogs Legion – 1920 x 1080, Ultra quality preset, DX12 version

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