ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS Motherboard First Test Easily Stops Sharp Dragon 9 7900X

AMD recently launched the Reelung 7000 processor, which not only uses the new 5nm process and ZEN4 architecture, but also upgrades to the AM5 interface. Therefore, the new generation of Reelung platform needs to match the new 600 series a main board Can be used. There are four series of 600 series motherboards in total, namely X670E/X670 and B650E/B650. We will use ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS The motherboard was tested for the first time. This motherboard belongs to the ASUS mid end esporting agent series, and the iconic style of hard military fans is very eye-catching.

The biggest improvement of this generation of the Reelung 7000 is in terms of expansion, so the B650 is also divided into two versions. The B650E will prepare more slots for PCIe 5.0, while the B650 is all PCIe 4.0 slots except for the M.2 directly connected CPU. For users who do not need PCIe 5.0, the B650 motherboard has a higher cost performance ratio, which provides an additional choice.

The B650 provides eight PCIe 4.0 channels, enough to expand two M.2 slots, and one USB 3.2 GEN2x2 interface, which can output 20Gbps bandwidth. In addition, it integrates 2.5G network and WIFI network card.

Like the X670E/X670 motherboard, the B650E/B650 will only have one slot version of DDR5. Although the AM5 slot is updated, the B650 motherboard is still the same as the previous heat sink, and can be installed directly without new fasteners.

01 Introduction to ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard

Now let's take a look at the ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard used in this first test. This motherboard uses ATX plate type, which is very different from the previous generation in shape. The left side of the radiator armor is significantly larger, looks more thick, and reduces some camouflage coating. It uses a more stable and heavy multi cubic fin core coating design, which is symbolic The Lamborghini yellow element dot LOGO has been retained, which is fashionable and still hard.

In order to cope with the high-voltage load of this generation of the Reelon 7000, the ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard adopts a very luxurious power supply design, with a 12+2 phase power supply design. The PWM controller is designed for ASP2208GQW, Dr. Mos, and the model is AOZ5317NQI. It can output 60A of current in a single unit, which is enough to meet the normal load demand of high-end Reelon 9.

CPU power supply interface is 8+4pin.

This motherboard has four DDR5 memory sockets, which support DDR5 6400MHz. The best range of this generation of EXPO memory is between 6000-6400. This motherboard is enough to give full play to the performance of EXPO memory. At the same time, ASUS has made a color distinction between 1, 3 and 2, 4 sockets. It is recommended that the gray 2, 4 sockets be inserted first for installation. At the same time, ASUS also provides AEMP technology to provide one click overclocking capability for small green stripe D5 memory without overclocking preset.

The ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard provides two PCIe 4.0 x16 long slots. The first one is equipped with metal protective armor reinforcement, and the bandwidth is X16 direct connected CPU. The unique display is preferentially inserted in this one. The second bandwidth is X4 and PCH, which is suitable for expanding equipment.

M. There are three slots in total, all of which cover the thermal armor. The first M.2 slot near the CPU supports PCIe 5.0, directly connects to the CPU, and the remaining two are PCIe 4.0.

The M.2 slot of this motherboard is also screw free, and the M.2 solid can be fixed by gently pulling the snap.

Four SATA interfaces are provided.

In the I/O area, the ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard is pre installed with an I/O baffle. Because the Reelung 7000 is equipped with a core display this time, two video interfaces are prepared, one HDMI and one DP. In addition, four USB 2.0 interfaces, two USB 3.2 GEN1 interfaces, one USB 3.2 GEN2 Type-C interface and one USB 3.2 GEN2x2 Type-C interface that can provide 20Gbps bandwidth are provided. This interface is marked beside it, which is convenient to distinguish from the front C interface. At the same time, ASUS has also prepared 2.5G network ports, five audio input and output interfaces, and one The BIOS FlashBack upgrade button allows you to upgrade BIOS without the need for processor, graphics card and memory.

In terms of jumpers, Thunderbolt pins are provided at the bottom of this motherboard, which can expand lightning and USB 4 devices.

In terms of BIOS, the ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard style has not changed much, and memory EXPO overclocking has been introduced. At the same time, ASUS also provides DOCP presets for XMP memory.

The overfrequency interface can adjust the PBO without touching it.

For hardware enthusiasts, ASUS will later add a three gear performance adjustment (PBO enhancement) function to this motherboard, unlock the temperature wall with one button, and control the temperature to achieve excellent performance.

This time, due to the memory controller problem, the self-test of the Reelung 7000 platform was slow, about 1 minute, and the settings for boot up were also seen in the BIOS.

In the Tools menu, BIOS rollback support is provided.

02 Practical test

Let's start the test. First, let's take a look at the test platform.

The test processor has chosen the high-end model of the Ruilong 9 7900X, so Asus 2 generation Dragon 360 water cooling is also prepared to withstand pressure.

Memory test:

First, test the performance of the new Reelung platform in DDR5. We use two Kingston memories that support EXPO technology to test, with a frequency of 6000MHz Software It is AIDA 64.

This one click overclocking can be easily achieved by opening the EXPO setting on the ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard BIOS. The score of DDR5 is greatly improved compared with that of DDR4. With the addition of EXPO, the performance of the Reelon 7000 has made significant progress this time.

Single thread test:

Now let's test the benchmark performance of the processor, We will use Super PI and CINEBENCH R23 for testing.

In the benchmark performance test, the Ruilong 9 7900X ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard gives full play to its performance and leads in these tests Core i9-12900K.

file compress Test:

Next, let's take a look at the file compression capability WinRAR as well as 7-ZIP Two commonly used Compression software Test.

In the two compression test software, Sharp Dragon 9 7900X Achievements Still Outstanding , more than The Core i9-12900K, and the Sharp Dragon 9 5950X, which has more core threads than its own, also has better performance.

Content authoring test:

In the content creation test, we chose PBlender rendering and UL Procyon image/ Video editing Test.

In these three tests, Sharp Dragon 9 7900X Same They all performed better, UL Procyon Image/Video Editing Simulate the actual use of users Adobe Photoshop 、 Lightroom Classic and Adobe Premiere Application performance of Pro three piece set. And these three Adobe The package began to optimize AMD in 2020, so the Reelung 7000 processor can give full play to its due performance.

Game test:

Game test we choose《 CS :GO》、《 Assassin's Creed : Odyssey, Tomb Raider: Shadow, Cyberpunk 2077 and《 Island Frightening 5 》These five games are tested with resolutions of 4K, 2K and 1080p benchmark Perform the test, and the default image quality is the highest.

Game testing is actually their own optimization and ecological performance, Sharp Dragon 9 7900X wins and loses, The number of frames in the optimized game is better. For this top-level platform, the game does not have a bottleneck problem.

Copying test:

Finally, we performed a copy test, and this generation of the Sharp Dragon 7000 has great heat dissipation pressure, Sharp Dragon 9 7900X for ASUS TUF GAMING

The B650-PLUS motherboard is a test. If the 360MM water-cooling system can still hold down, it will be very helpful to build some high-end cost-effective platforms.

After nearly an hour of copying, The temperature of Sharp Dragon 9 7900X is about 86 ℃, The ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard and 360MM water-cooling can solve the problem of this Reelung 9 processor. The powerful heat dissipation design can The Ruilong 9 operates stably under high voltage load.

03 The Ruilong 7000 platform finally has cost performance

The Ruilong 7000 processor has been controversial since its launch. The price of this generation of platform is really expensive. Now the price of the mid-range B650E/B650 has finally become much cheaper after its launch. Ordinary users can save more than 1000 yuan for the Ruilong 7000 platform compared with the X670.

And this time The test of ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard also shows that the materials of the B-series motherboard have been upgraded all the time. This motherboard is equipped with a 12+2 power supply design, and provides a memory socket that can support 6400MHz. It can give full play to the performance of the Sharp Dragon 7000 processor. It is not a problem to use it with the Sharp Dragon 9 processor. For users who do not need overclocking, the B650 is more suitable than the X670 series.

The expansion of ASUS TUF GAMING B650-PLUS motherboard is also strong. The I/O area has rich USB interfaces, providing USB 3.2 GEN2x2 Type-C interfaces for 20Gbps bandwidth, three M.2 onboard, two supporting PCIe 4.0 and one PCIe 5.0, which can fully meet the expansion needs of general users.

This motherboard has no problem with the other three models of the Sharp Dragon 7000 processor, except the flagship Sharp Dragon 9 7950X. The Sharp Dragon 9 7900X can withstand the test, and the heat sink should also be in place. The pressure is not so great with the Sharp Dragon 7 7700X and the Sharp Dragon 6 7600X. Better air cooling can be used.

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