The MSI Mag B650 Tomahawk Wi-Fi motherboard is aimed at users who wish to build a powerful desktop system based on AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors. The motherboard supports the AM5 socket. It has an ATX size, offering more expansion and connectivity options.
The MSI Mag B650 Tomahawk Wi-Fi offers many features that are attractive to gamers and users who require high performance and reliability. It includes support for PCIe 4.0 for fast data transfer speeds, advanced cooling systems for reliable system operation, built-in Wi-Fi 6E for wireless connectivity, as well as numerous USB, SATA, and M.2 ports for flexible storage and connectivity.
Supports AMD Ryzen 7000 Series desktop processors
Supports DDR5 memory, up to 6600+(OC) MHz
High-quality thermal solution: The extended heatsink design and M.2 Shield Frozr are built for high-performance systems and uninterrupted work
2.5G LAN and AMD Wi-Fi 6E solution: Upgraded network solution for professional and multimedia use. Provides secure, stable, and fast network connection
Lightning M.2: Running at PCIe Gen 4 maximizes performance for NVMe-based SSDs
Lightning USB 20G: Built-in USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port, offers 20Gbps transfer speed, 4 times faster than USB 3.2 Gen 1
AUDIO BOOST 5: Reward your ears with studio-grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience
The ultimate processor for gaming
When your computer has the most advanced processor for gamers, you can focus on what really matters: winning on the digital battlefield. Whether you are playing the latest titles or revisiting a classic one, AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors are a powerhouse for gaming with high-performance "Zen 4" cores. With up to 16 cores, 32 threads, boost clocks of up to 5.7 GHz2, and up to 144 MB of on-chip memory, AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors deliver game-changing performance.
Fan Control
MSI motherboards allow you to manage the speeds and temperatures of all system and CPU fans. Total Fan Control lets you control your system's main features in a simplified graphical interface. You can also set up to 4 temperature targets for the CPU and motherboard, which will automatically adjust the fan speeds.
The extended heatsink enlarges the heat dissipation surface, ensuring that even high-spec processors will run at full speed.
M.2 Shield Frozr keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster.
The VRM heatsink covers the upper MOS and helps in heat dissipation.
7W/mK Thermal Pad & additional Choke Pad, the high-quality 7W/mK MOSFET thermal pads and the additional choke thermal pads ensure that all cores operate with high efficiency.
Ready for water cooling
Designed to support the most popular All-In-One water cooling solutions and custom water cooling solutions on the market. A dedicated water pump PIN header supports up to 3 amps, giving you full control over the pump speed. A "protection zone" allows for easy and safe installation and perfect fitting.
Lightning GEN 4 PCI-E
The MSI Lightning Gen 4 PCI-E represents the bandwidth of an x16 interface at 64GB/s, which has doubled compared to the previous generation.
MSI's PCI Express Steel Armor slots are secured to the motherboard with additional solder points and support the weight of heavy graphics cards. When every advantage in gaming counts, Steel Armor shields the contact point from electromagnetic interference.
The MSI MPG series motherboards support all the latest storage standards, allowing users to connect any ultra-fast storage device. Start games faster, load levels quicker, and gain a real advantage over your enemies.
Lightning USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20G
DDR5
A huge step in DDR performance improvement with the latest DDR5 memory. Combined with the special SMT soldering process and MSI Memory Boost technology, the MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI is ready to deliver world-class memory performance.
AMD EXPO
The AMD Extended Profiles for Overclocking technology (AMD EXPO Technology) was developed to enable user-friendly memory overclocking support for all types of memory, providing users with an easy path to power acceleration to achieve memory acceleration in their system.
Audio Boost 5
High-performance ALC4080 audio processor
High-quality audio capacitors
High-quality audio ports
Isolated audio signal
DE-POP protection
MSI's top network solution provides incredible data transfer speed for demanding users.
Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 5.2
2.5G LAN
Click Bios 5
Get more from a BIOS designed for ease of use. Configure the motherboard in detail for gaming performance, efficiency, or world record overclocking!
MSI Center
The MSI Center integrates a suite of MSI software utilities into a single central application. Take control of the advanced features of the motherboard and unleash endless possibilities.
True Color
Optimized brightness and color of the screen in various modes for different situations, you can also adjust it yourself.
Mystic Light
Create your own colorful masterpiece with ease. Throw in any color you want with just a few clicks.
Expand the RGB experience with ease
Add more color if you want! The Mystic Light Extension header provides an intuitive way to control additional RGB strips and other RGB peripherals added to a system, without requiring a separate RGB controller.
User Scenario
With one click you can configure your computer, even customize your own profile according to your preferences.
Hardware Monitor
Get instant access to critical information about your computer in real time.
Profile Setting
Adjust selected motherboard settings in the Profile Setting menu, where options for enhancing core performance and optimizing system cooling are presented in an intuitive user interface.
Fan Center
Take full control of your fans with Total Fan Control. Set up to four CPU temperature targets and the motherboard will automatically adjust the fan speeds.
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Another B650 motherboard that I tried. I got it mainly for its sound, which is amazing. I installed a 7700x, 32GB Trident CL 30, started with -30 all cores and what everyone generally does, Geekbench 6 2970-15573, Cinebench R23 20200, same as the others. I reset everything, XMP on, tightest memory, PBO Mode 4, I used the presets that the motherboard had, no timings, no minus here, plus there, 15 seconds with the presets of the motherboard. Cinebench R23 20600, Geekbench 6 3110-16835 and I thought I got the 9700x. Benchmark in games +12% with a prehistoric 6800 at 1080 low, 4-6% in ultra. Just speechless, you put in 7700 and you get 7800x3d! Whatever I say is little! The processor dropped 5 degrees in Cinebench and in 3D MARK it boosts to 5750 with 12 degrees lower! I leave a link https://www.3dmark.com/fs/32439174
P.S.: The memory context restore must be enabled after the settings are applied, otherwise it will keep training the memories. This way it will boot up lightning fast.
Update: If you put in 2 decent speakers or better, forget everything you've heard from integrated sound cards. The difference compared to what I've heard from about 200 motherboards that have passed through my hands is just chaos.
Update 2: I pushed it a bit further due to changing to a 7900xt card. Update BIOS, EXPO: Enable, Fclk 2133, mem 1.40.6400mh (1:1), Vsoc 1.25, Vddq 1.35, Vddio 1.35, PBO mode 4. Memory tighter (not tightest). Geekbench 3112-17320. In gaming, another 3-4%, especially in lows up to 10% additional fps. I leave links
https://www.3dmark.com/fs/32713818
https://www.3dmark.com/spy/52278706
In 2-3 minutes if you are completely inexperienced, you are done. The best motherboard you will find in this AMD generation, both in performance and in sound. With the latest BIOS, the memory context restore does not need to be enabled, it works perfectly on auto
It is a good motherboard for what it offers. Of course, I can say that the slow boot time is unacceptable for how long they have had the AM5 release. For me personally, it consistently takes 2.5 minutes to get into Windows. Until I found this MEMORY CONTENT RESTORE. And I went down to 20 seconds (with Windows fast boot).
2 months after the purchase, it doesn't post. The EZ debug LEDs are stuck on red and yellow. I tried to flash the BIOS after removing all the components (VGA, memory kits, CPU, battery for CMOS reset) with the PC off and having inserted the USB stick with the BIOS update .ROM file, pressing the flash key, the PC powers on with the flash BIOS LED blinking infinitely for hours without updating. Be careful because the product has no service in Greece. The store did not perform a fault check on the product but sent it to Germany, and they tell me that the process will take more than a month (working days :( I have been without a PC since the end of July on my old 10-year-old laptop, I have the 7800x3d sitting idle, and something tells me that the process will take at least another 2 months.
A great motherboard, guys, with loaded VRMs and coolers that can easily handle the 7590X3D, combined with the 7800X3D and G Skill Tridentz 6000CL30 32GB, and boots up in 20 seconds.
Very stable motherboard. MSI has made huge progress with this series. From the beginning, I was looking for the X series chipset, but after researching and reading many forums, it wasn't for me because it involves tweaking the settings and voltage of the processor, something I never want to deal with. So I highly recommend the B chipset and this motherboard. Incredibly easy BIOS, many useful instructional videos from MSI's official website. Stable temperatures and no issues after 2.5 months of use. It has been paired with Radeon 7900xtx and Ryzen 7 7800x3D. Perfect harmony!
Perfect motherboard for the money and it has many USB 3.0 + USB 2.0 ports and it has two antennas for wifi inside the box, very satisfying and quality, it's simply perfect.
Note: I bought it from another account that's why it says I haven't purchased it.
One of the best motherboards for the money if not the best, it has everything you need (usb flash back bios, optical). It is perfect for o/c, just be careful with the bios settings.
I have had this motherboard for about 2-3 months. An excellent motherboard from MSI once again. The truth is that this particular series of motherboards (Tomahawk) has not disappointed over the years and certainly not now! Setting up the computer around the motherboard was very easy, as it had plenty of ports for all needs and I believe all the necessary features one would need. As for connectivity, everything was very simple, from the assembly to the BIOS where I easily found everything I needed for overclocking (XMP, Frequency control, Voltage, etc). It also has very good temperatures on the VRM, Chipset, and MOSFET (about 40 degrees Celsius), which is evident from the cooling it has on top... An excellent, reliable, and cool motherboard, with all the necessary features of today. I also recommend the software that accompanies it, as it helps with troubleshooting and monitoring in general. I believe it has a good price for the B650 in general and it is worth getting for everything it offers. This is my evaluation so far. If anything changes, I will update.
It is a very good motherboard for its price (at the standard prices of AM5 motherboards) and I have not encountered any issues anywhere. The MSI Click BIOS is very good, you just need to get used to the slightly different UI from ASUS BIOS and generally that style. I have paired it with a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and a CL30 32GB RAM kit from G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo without any issues. It also has 10 USB ports, so you can connect as many peripherals as you want.
The only thing I couldn't stand is the MSI Center (MSI's Armory Crate). It is slow, very basic, poorly organized without reason, and only has 3 tabs for management, offering minimal customization options. There is no way to sync RGB from fans with a Corsair HUB, nor other devices like Razer mouse, HyperX keyboard, etc. And of course, there is no program to create Custom Layouts for RGB like Asus' Aura Creator.
For those who get this motherboard, I recommend downloading SignalRGB and Fan Control instead of the MSI Center. These are two applications, one for RGB management and the other for managing all fans, and they work perfectly with this motherboard. SignalRGB recognizes everything, from RAM, Corsair HUB, to Razer mouse and HyperX keyboard. While SignalRGB is running, Corsair processes and the MSI Center won't work properly, so for fan management, I will refer you to Fan Control.
Fan Control is a reliable application where you can create your own curves for case fans and CPU fans or set a constant speed.
**Update after a few days. It has some minor issues which I won't call deal-breakers, but I will inform you to keep them in mind. I happened to change the cooler, so I removed the CPU to clean it from the paste better. Then I repositioned it, but the PC wouldn't post at all (it wouldn't boot to BIOS). Fortunately, removing and repositioning the CMOS battery fixed it, but the first 2 boots worried me again, as it got stuck once in memory training (orange light on the motherboard) and once in the combination of red with orange light. We're talking about times over 10 minutes. The simple memory training with memory context restore closed or on auto usually lasts 30 to 60 seconds with the 32GB RAM I have (the first memory training takes longer but what matters is how long it will last from there on).
I don't want to blame this particular motherboard, it may be something more common that other motherboards experience with all that's going on with the AM5 platform, but I wanted to share it.
Strong motherboard but MSI's software for controlling fans, temperatures, etc. is inadequate, so you will need to look for another program (e.g. Fan Control)
Very high-quality moba with many ports as you can see in the video, easy bios with a wide variety of settings and very good WiFi connection... I highly recommend it
Those who are thinking of buying this motherboard should think again. I built a new system with an AMD 7600X, Kingston Fury 2x16GB 6000Mhz, and RX 6800XT. Everything was fine at first, with the BIOS and Windows installation. However, when I decided to go back into the BIOS to enable EXPO and adjust the fan curves, the system crashed upon saving and exiting the BIOS. It would crash on boot, displaying a blue screen, and also crash during the Windows startup. This happened repeatedly, and even when I tried to access the BIOS, it would crash at a certain point. After many attempts, I managed to reset the BIOS and it started working normally again. I eventually found a program to adjust the fan curves because I didn't want to deal with the BIOS anymore, and there haven't been any issues since then. However, today when I tried to access the BIOS to check some settings, it booted up fine without any problems. I left it without making any changes, but when it tried to boot again, it crashed with the same issues. I don't know what to say, I was thinking maybe the motherboard has a problem, and this specific MSI model has issues with the BIOS, as I read on forums where others faced the same problems as me. It's been about a month since the computer was built, and I had updated the BIOS, and now I'm dealing with MSI's nonsense. So, anyone considering buying this motherboard should look for another brand because MSI is not reliable.
It has been installed in a Deepcool ck560 case with an Amd Ryzen 7 7700X and Kingston Fury Beast 32gb memory at 5600ghz without any issues with the initial bios.
Expensive motherboard for its category but no complaints other than that. Did not need any BIOS updates, read Western Digital SN850 M.2 for a new Windows 11 installation and Corsair Vengeance 5600 C36 XMP, and posted on the first try. Running a 7700X in eco mode and gaming, so the temperatures are very low to judge the VRM heatsink.
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