Rog Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi is DDR5 Mini-ITX motherboard for Ryzen 7000 CPUs. It’s equipped with capable VRM, power delivery and supports PCIe 5.0 for graphics and 2x M.2 slots.
KEY FEATURES
| Supports AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series Desktop Processors |
| Supports DDR5 Memory, upto 6400+(OC) MHz, 2 DIMMs, RAM Overclocking |
| Direct 10+2 Phases. Combining 70A Smart Power Stages. |
| WIFI 6E, BT5.2, Intel® 2.5GbE LAN |
| PCIe 5.0*x16 for Graphics |
| 1x PCIe 5.0*x4 + 1x PCIe 4.0*x4 M.2 (front, back) |
| Rear USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C® + Type-C® with DP Alt mode, Front USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C® |
| 4 Debug LEDs, BIOS Flashback, Pre-installed I/O Shield |
| Dedicated Water Pump 4PIN Header (1 Amp Power Delivery), Dedicated Thermal Sensor Header |
TEST SYSTEM
| CASE | Open Testbench |
| MOTHERBOARD | Rog Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi (paid link) |
| CPU | R5 7600X (paid link) |
| GPU | RX 6900XT (paid link) |
| CPU BLOCK | Alphacool Eisblock XPX Pro Aurora |
| GPU BLOCK | Eisblock Aurora for Radeon RX 6800XT/6900XT Gaming OC |
| RADIATORS | Alphacool HPE-30 280 |
| PSU | SilverStone SX1000 (paid link) |
| RAM | 32GB DDR5 (2x16GB), 6000 (paid link) |
| FANS | 2x Noctua NF-A12x25 chromax.Black |
COOLER COMPATIBILITY
| CPU COOLER | COMPATIBILITY |
| Thermalright AXP90-X47 | Y |
| Thermalright AXP90-X53 | Y |
| Thermalright AXP120-X67 | Y (may requires widening holes on mounting kit plastic spacers) |
| Thermalright SI-100 | Y |
| Alpenföhn Black Ride rev.B | N (AM5 mounting kit not available) |
| IDCOOLING IS-55 | Y (heatsink over RAM only) |
| Scythe Big Shuriken 3 rev.B | Y (heatsink over RAM only) |
| Noctua NH-L9a AM4 | Y (NM-AM5-L9aL9i mounting-kit required) |
| Noctua NH-L12 Ghost Edition | Y (second orientation only) |
| Noctua NH-L12S | Y (default orientation only) |
| Noctua NH-C14S | Y |
| Noctua NH-U12A | Y |
| Noctua NH-D15S | Y |
| Noctua NH-D15 | Y |
| EK AIO Basic / D-RGB | Y |
CONCLUSIONS
The Rog Strix B650E-I Gaming WiFi is an excellent motherboard with great aesthetic and packed with features. The only issue is the varying degree of VRM coil whine, which we experienced only during gaming scenarios.