ASRock AMD B650 PG Lightning ATX Motherboard

I think this is a good deal for a B650 board with a great feature set and packed rear IO.

Product description

Unique Feature
Superb Productivity
- PCIe Gen5 (M.2)
- Dual Channel DDR5
Rock-Solid Durability
- 14+2+1 Power Phase, 60A SPS
- Pre-Installed I/O Shield
Ultrafast Connectivity
- 2.5G LAN
- ASRock Lightning Gaming Ports
EZ Update
- BIOS Flashback Button
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
EZ Troubleshooter
- ASRock Post Status Checker
CPU
- Supports AMD Socket AM5 Ryzen™ 8000 and 7000 Series Processors*

*The availability of expansion slots may vary by CPU. Please refer to PCIe/M.2 Bandwidth Table for details.
Chipset
- AMD B650
Memory
- Dual Channel DDR5 Memory Technology
- 4 x DDR5 DIMM Slots
- Supports DDR5 ECC/non-ECC, un-buffered memory up to 7200+(OC)*
- Max. capacity of system memory: 192GB*
- Supports Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) and EXTended Profiles for Overclocking (EXPO) memory modules

BIOS
- 256Mb AMI UEFI Legal BIOS with GUI support
Graphics
Integrated AMD RDNA™ graphics (Actual support may vary by CPU)
- 1 x HDMI 2.1 TMDS/FRL 8G Compatible, supports HDR, HDCP 2.3 and max. resolution up to 4K 120Hz
Audio
- 7.1 CH HD Audio (Realtek ALC897 Audio Codec)
- Nahimic Audio
LAN
- 2.5 Gigabit LAN 10/100/1000/2500 Mb/s
- Dragon RTL8125BG
- Supports Phantom Gaming LAN Software
- Smart Auto Adjust Bandwidth Control
- Visual User Friendly UI
- Visual Network Usage Statistics
- Optimized Default Setting for Game, Browser, and Streaming Modes
- User Customized Priority Control
Slots
CPU:
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE1), supports x16 mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x PCIe 4.0 x16 Slot (PCIE3), supports x2 mode*
- 2 x PCIe 4.0 x1 Slots (PCIE2 and PCIE4)*
- 1 x M.2 Socket (Key E), supports type 2230 WiFi/BT PCIe WiFi module

- 15μ Gold Contact in VGA PCIe Slot (PCIE1)

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Storage
CPU:
- 1 x Blazing M.2 Socket (M2_1, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen5x4 (128 Gb/s) mode*
- 1 x Hyper M.2 Socket (M2_2, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x4 (64 Gb/s) mode*
Chipset:
- 1 x M.2 Socket (M2_3, Key M), supports type 2280 PCIe Gen4x2 (32 Gb/s) mode*
- 4 x SATA3 6.0 Gb/s Connectors

*Supports NVMe SSD as boot disks
Supports ASRock U.2 Kit
RAID
- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for SATA storage devices
- Supports RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 10 for M.2 NVMe storage devices

*Requires additional M.2 NVMe expansion cards to support RAID 10
USB
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C (Rear)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C (Front)
- 9 x USB 3.2 Gen1 (7 Rear, 2 Front)
- 8 x USB 2.0 (4 Rear, 4 Front)

*All USB ports support ESD Protection
Connector
- 1 x SPI TPM Header
- 1 x Power LED and Speaker Header
- 1 x RGB LED Header*
- 3 x Addressable LED Headers**
- 1 x CPU Fan Connector (4-pin)***
- 1 x CPU/Water Pump Fan Connector (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)****
- 4 x Chassis/Water Pump Fan Connectors (4-pin) (Smart Fan Speed Control)*****
- 1 x 24 pin ATX Power Connector
- 2 x 8 pin 12V Power Connectors (Hi-Density Power Connector)
- 1 x Front Panel Audio Connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 Headers (Support 4 USB 2.0 ports)
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Header (Supports 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 ports)
- 1 x Front Panel Type C USB 3.2 Gen2 Header (ReDriver)

*Supports in total up to 12V/3A, 36W LED Strip

**Support in total up to 5V/3A, 15W LED Strip

***CPU_FAN1 supports the fan power up to 1A (12W).

****CPU_FAN2/WP supports the fan power up to 2A (24W).

*****CHA_FAN1~4/WP support the fan power up to 2A (24W).
CPU_FAN2/WP and CHA_FAN1~4/WP can auto detect if 3-pin or 4-pin fan is in use.
Rear Panel I/O
- 2 x Antenna Mounting Points
- 1 x HDMI Port
- 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s) (ReDriver)
- 7 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (USB32_34 are Lightning Gaming Ports) (USB32_12 and USB32_56 are from ASMedia ASM1074 hub)
- 4 x USB 2.0 Ports
- 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port
- 1 x BIOS Flashback Button
- HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone
Software and UEFI
Software
- ASRock Motherboard Utility (Phantom Gaming Tuning)
- ASRock Phantom Gaming LAN Software
- ASRock Polychrome SYNC*
UEFI
- ASRock Full HD UEFI
- ASRock Auto Driver Installer
- ASRock Instant Flash

*These utilities can be downloaded from ASRock Live Update & APP Shop.
Accessories
- 1 x User Manual
- 2 x SATA Data Cables
- 3 x Screws for M.2 Sockets
Form Factor
- ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 9.6-in, 30.5 cm x 24.4 cm
- 8 Layer PCB
OS
- Microsoft Windows® 10 64-bit / 11 64-bit
Certifications
- FCC, CE
- ErP/EuP ready (ErP/EuP ready power supply is required)