The Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus Wi-Fi ($229.99), aside from being a mouthful to say, is a lower-end MicroATX board based on the B650 chipset. It comes with everything that makes it TUF, including military standard endurance and reliability testing, capable power delivery, and more. Specifications-wise, it comes well-equipped for its price range, though you are missing PCIe 5.0 slots. Still, you have plenty of storage options, including a PCIe 5.0 M.2 socket, a budget-class audio solution, and support for the latest AM5 processors from AMD, including the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X we test with.
The B650M-Plus Wi-Fi comes with three PCIe slots (two full-length), four SATA ports and two M.2 sockets ( with M.2 Q-Latches, which means no fumbling with tiny screws) for storage options, which should be enough for most people. The 12-phase power delivery for Vcore isn’t the most robust we’ve seen, but it and the oversized heatsinks handled our tests easily. The Realtek audio solution is acceptable for most users, and is the same model you’ll find on competing boards. The rear IO has eight USB ports, seven of them Type-A, which could leave some users wanting more. Overall, the board stacks up well next to the other MicroATX offerings in the same price range.
