Gigabyte B650I AORUS ULTRA vs MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI

Key differences

  • Gigabyte B650I AORUS ULTRA: m.2 slots 3 vs 2 (33% higher)
  • MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI: max memory 256 GB vs 128 GB (50% higher)
  • MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI: memory slots 4 vs 2 (50% higher)
  • Gigabyte B650I AORUS ULTRA: max memory speed 8,000 MT/s vs 7,200 MT/s (10% higher)

Same on both: usb4 No, wi-fi Wi-Fi 6E, socket AM5, chipset B650, ethernet 2.5 Gbps, rear usb-c 1, bluetooth 5.3, sata ports 4, memory type DDR5, gpu slot PCIe 4.0, bios flashback Yes.

Gigabyte B650I AORUS ULTRAMSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI
Released20222023
USB4NoNo
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 6E
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots10
SocketAM5AM5
ChipsetB650B650
Ethernet2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
M.2 slots32
Rear USB1× 10Gb/s Type-C (DP), 2× 10Gb/s Type-A, 2× 5Gb/s Type-A, 2× USB 2.01× 20Gb/s Type-C, 3× 10Gb/s Type-A, 4× 5Gb/s Type-A
M.2 slots (detail)1× PCIe 5.0 x4, 2× PCIe 4.0 x42× PCIe 4.0 x4
Rear USB-A67
Rear USB-C11
Bluetooth5.35.3
PCIe slots1× PCIe 4.0 x161× PCIe 4.0 x16, 1× PCIe 4.0 x4 (x16 slot), 1× PCIe 3.0 x1
SATA ports44
AudioRealtek ALC4080Realtek ALC897
Fan headers36
Form factorMini-ITXATX
Memory typeDDR5DDR5
GPU slotPCIe 4.0PCIe 4.0
RGB headers1× ARGB, 1× RGB2× ARGB, 2× RGB
Internal USB headers1× 20Gb/s Type-C, 2× 5Gb/s ports, 4× USB 2.0 ports1× 10Gb/s Type-C, 2× 5Gb/s ports, 4× USB 2.0 ports
Max memory128 GB256 GB
Memory slots24
Thunderbolt / USB4
BIOS flashbackYesYes
Ethernet controllerIntel 2.5GbRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5Gb
Video outputs1× HDMI, 1× DisplayPort, 1× USB-C (DP)1× HDMI 2.1, 1× DisplayPort 1.4
Front USB-C header20Gb/s10Gb/s
Max memory speed8,000 MT/s7,200 MT/s