Analyzing B450 for AMD Ryzen: A Quick Look at 25+ Motherboards
by Gavin Bonshor on July 31, 2018 8:00 AM ESTChoosing the Right B450 Motherboard
While there are over twenty-five motherboards to select from on the B450 chipset, finding the right one with the right balance of features can be somewhat confusing. Selecting based on certain criteria can help narrow down between features such as dual M.2, integrated WiFi and pricing; some shine above others in the specifications whereas others may not have a specific desired feature.
Prices given from July 31st
| B450 Motherboards Mobile Users, best viewed in Landscape mode |
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| Key Features | Current Options | Size | Price (Amazon) | Price (Newegg) |
| Realtek ALC1220 Audio Codec (vs. ALC892 / ALC887) |
ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming ASUS ROG Strix B450-I Gaming ASRock B450 Gaming-ITX/ac GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro WiFi MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC |
ATX mITX mITX ATX ATX ATX |
$130 N/A N/A N/A $120 N/A |
$130 N/A $130 N/A $120 N/A |
| Intel Gigabit LAN (vs. Realtek) |
ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming ASUS ROG Strix B450-I Gaming ASRock B450 Gaming-ITX/ac GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro WiFi MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC |
ATX mITX mITX ATX ATX ATX |
$130 N/A N/A N/A $120 N/A |
$130 N/A $130 N/A $120 N/A |
| WiFi (vs. non-WiFi) |
ASUS ROG Strix B450-I Gaming ASRock B450 Gaming-ITX/ac GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro WiFi MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC MSI B450I Gaming Plus AC |
mITX mITX ATX ATX mITX |
N/A N/A $120 N/A N/A |
N/A $130 $120 N/A N/A |
| 6 SATA Ports (vs. 4) |
ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming ASUS TUF B450-Plus Gaming ASUS TUF B450M-Plus Gaming ASUS Prime B450 Plus ASRock B450 Gaming K4 ASRock B450 Pro4 ASRock B450M Pro4 GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro WiFi GIGABYTE B450 Aorus M MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC MSI B450 Tomahawk MSI B450 Gaming Plus MSI B450-A Pro |
ATX ATX mATX ATX ATX ATX mATX ATX ATX mATX ATX ATX ATX ATX |
$130 $120 $100 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $120 $85 N/A N/A N/A N/A |
$130 $120 $100 $110 $100 $90 $80 N/A $120 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A |
| 2 M.2 Ports | ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming ASRock B450 Gaming K4 ASRock B450 Pro4 ASRock B450M Pro4 GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro WiFi MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC MSI B450M Mortar MSI B450M Mortar Titanium |
ATX ATX ATX mATX ATX ATX ATX mATX mATX |
$130 N/A N/A N/A N/A $120 N/A N/A N/A |
$130 $100 $90 $80 N/A $120 N/A N/A N/A |
| HDMI 2.0 | ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming ASUS ROG Strix B450-I Gaming ASUS TUF B450-Plus Gaming ASUS TUF B450M-Plus Gaming ASUS Prime B450-Plus ASRock B450 Gaming-ITX/ac GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro GIGABYTE B450 Aorus Pro WiFi GIGABYTE B450 Aorus M GIGABYTE B450M DS3H |
ATX mITX ATX mATX ATX mITX ATX ATX mATX mATX |
$130 N/A $120 $100 N/A N/A N/A $120 $85 $70 |
$130 N/A $120 $100 $110 N/A N/A $120 $85 $70 |
The B450 chipset is essentially a B350 first generation refresh which has given manufacturers the opportunity to refine and define; for example GIGABYTE has focused their attention on specifically on defining their Aorus gaming brand to users and has used the B450 chipset to implement the new naming schemes. Other vendors have made slight aesthetic adjustments, while others have added more premium componentry to their offerings in exchange for a slightly higher MSRP; or in a lot of cases, remained with the same pricing structure.
| B450 Motherboards | |||||||
| Key Features | Price | Link | SATA | M.2 | GbE | WiFi | Audio |
| ASUS | |||||||
| ROG Strix B450-F Gaming ROG Strix B450-I Gaming TUF B450-Plus Gaming TUF B450M-Plus Gaming Prime B450-Plus Prime B450M-K |
$130 $120 $120 $100 $100 - |
Link Link Link Link Link Link |
6 6 6 6 6 4 |
2 1 1 1 1 1 |
I211-AT 8111H 8111H 8111H 8111H 8111H |
Intel - - - - - |
ALC1220A ALC1220A ALC887-VD2 ALC887-VD2 ALC887-VD2 ALC887 |
| ASRock | |||||||
| B450 Gaming K4 B450 Gaming ITX/ac B450 Pro4 B450M Pro4 B450M-HDV |
$100 $130 $90 $80 $70 |
Link Link Link Link Link |
6 4 6 6 4 |
2 1 2 2 1 |
8111H I211-AT 8111H 8111H 8111H |
- Intel - - - |
ALC892 ALC1220 ALC892 ALC892 ALC887 |
| GIGABYTE | |||||||
| B450 Aorus Pro WiFi B450 Aorus Pro B450 Aorus M B450 Aorus Elite B450M DS3H |
$120 - $85 - $70 |
Link Link Link - Link |
6 6 6 ? 4 |
2 2 1 2 1 |
I211-AT I211-AT 8111H ? 8111H |
Intel - - - - |
ALC1220-VB ALC1220-VB ALC892 ? ALC887 |
| MSI | |||||||
| B450 GPC AC B450 Gaming Plus B450M Gaming Plus B450I Gaming Plus AC B450 Tomahawk B450M Bazooka B450M Bazooka Plus B450M Mortar B450M Mortar Titanium B450-A Pro B450M Pro-M2 B450M Pro-VDH |
$130 $100 - $120 $110 $85 - - - $90 $70 - |
Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link Link |
6 6 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 |
2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 |
I211-AT 8111H 8111H 8111H 8111H 8111H 8111H 8111H 8111H 8111H 8111H 8111H |
Intel - - Intel - - - - - - - - |
ALC1220 ALC892 ALC887 ALC887 ALC892 ALC892 ALC892 ALC892 ALC892 ALC887 ALC887 ALC892 |
Each vendor seems to have a good range of products on offer, from $70 to $130, with at least one board in the range with Intel Ethernet, Intel Wi-Fi, and the top end codec. In order to get all three, it looks like the minimum price will be $120.
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tonecas1 - Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - link
Asus Prime 450M-K has only 4 Sata ports, audio is Realtek’s ALC887 only, and memory support goes to 3466 (OC)tonecas1 - Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - link
Asus Prime 450M-K has 2 PCIe 2.0x1 and 1 PCIe 3.0 x16 by CPU supporttonecas1 - Tuesday, October 30, 2018 - link
MSI B450M Pro-M2 only supports 2x DIMM slotstonecas1 - Wednesday, October 31, 2018 - link
ASRock B450M Pro4 is not a 6+3 power system but a 3+3. You have to remove the heat sink to see the MOSFET Hi and Lo combos and IC controlersQuarterPunder - Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - link
So if i buy this motherboard do i still need to buy a wifi card/Bluetooth receptor???msroadkill612 - Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - link
"Strix B450-F Gaming ..... Also present is a duo of M.2 slots with both having support for PCIe 3.0 x4 M.2 drives, while the top slot which supports both PCIe and SATA drives up to a size of M.2 2280 (22 x 80 mm), the bottom slot only supports PCIe 3.0 x4 drives with a sizing up to M.2 22110 (22 x 110 mm)."ALARMINGLY WRONG!
Newegg:
"AMD Ryzen 2nd Generation / Ryzen 1st Generation Processors: *
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x4 mode)**
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x4 mode)***"
msroadkill612 - Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - link
edit - to remove any doubt - in full, the specs are:"AMD Ryzen 2nd Generation / Ryzen 1st Generation Processors: *
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x4 mode)**
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280/22110 storage devices support (PCIE 3.0 x4 mode)***
AMD Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics Processor: *
1 x M.2 Socket 3, with M key, type 2242/2260/2280 storage devices support (SATA & PCIE 3.0 x4 mode)**
* Support StoreMI and NVMe RAID.
** When the M.2_1 Socket 3 is operating in SATA or PCIE mode, SATA6G_5/6 ports will be disabled.
*** When the M.2_2 is occupied by M.2 device, PCIe x16_1 will run at x8 mode."
g0rnex - Sunday, June 23, 2019 - link
I run windows from external SSD so I need fast USB ports for it to run smooth. Can I replace the USB ports by 3.2 gen2 when needed?g0rnex - Sunday, June 23, 2019 - link
I run win10 from an external SSD. for that I need a fast USB connection for windows to run smooth.Would it be possible to change the USB ports in the future? OR even now already by a 3.2 gen2. Or wouldn't replacing the ports speed up my connection with the external SSD?
Also I would like a good bluetooth connection. Do I need to use an adapter?
looking into making this build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/guide/hXzKHx/entry-level-...
GayCock69 - Monday, August 19, 2019 - link
ryzen 3700x + aorus pro wifi b450 + radeon rx5700xt, will it work optimally?