MSI PRO B650M-P AM5 DDR5 Micro-ATX Motherboard
The MSI PRO B650M-P is a Micro-ATX motherboard on the AMD B650 chipset for the AM5 socket, built for value-oriented creative and professional systems. It supports AMD Ryzen 9000, 8000 and 7000 Series desktop processors, and its four DDR5 slots, dual Gen4 M.2 slots and 10Gbps USB ports give compact workstations room to grow for editing, design and multitasking.
Key Specifications
- Socket AM5 with AMD B650 chipset in a Micro-ATX form factor
- 4 DDR5 memory slots supporting up to 256GB, with DDR5 speeds up to 7200 MHz by overclocking and AMD EXPO support
- 1 PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, supporting x16 for Ryzen 9000 and 7000 Series processors, x8 for Ryzen 8700, 8600 and 8400 Series processors, and x4 for Ryzen 8500 and 8300 Series processors, plus 2 PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
- 2 M.2 slots supporting PCIe 4.0 x4 for 2280 and 2260 devices, plus 4 SATA 6Gbps ports, with RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage and RAID 0 and RAID 1 for M.2 NVMe storage
- Realtek 8125BG 2.5G LAN and Realtek ALC897 codec with 7.1-channel high definition audio
- HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4 outputs supporting 4K at 60Hz, plus VGA output, available only on processors featuring integrated graphics
- Rear USB: 2 USB 10Gbps Type-A ports, 2 USB 5Gbps Type-A ports and 4 USB 2.0 ports; front headers add 1 USB 10Gbps Type-C port, 2 USB 5Gbps Type-A ports and 4 USB 2.0 ports
Dual Lightning Gen4 M.2 Slots
Two Lightning Gen4 x4 M.2 slots give this compact board a storage setup usually found on larger models, letting a creator keep a fast scratch disk separate from the operating system drive. Core Boost and Memory Boost support multi-core Ryzen processors and clean DDR5 signalling, while a fully digital power design with Frozr AI cooling keeps the board reliable under sustained creative workloads.
- Populate the four DDR5 slots toward 256GB for memory-heavy editing and virtual machines.
- Install two Gen4 NVMe SSDs, one for the system and one for active projects.
- Use the 10Gbps rear Type-A ports and front Type-C port for fast external drives and capture devices.
