ASRock’s B650M-HDV Is The First AM5 Motherboard To Retail At AMD’s Promised $125 US Entry-Level Price

Back when AMD introduced its AM5 platform for the Ryzen 7000 CPUs, the company promised a $125 US starting price point for the motherboards but despite launching months ago, there has been no AM5 motherboard available at that specific price point, until now.

ASRock B650M-HDV Motherboard Delivers On AMD's Promise To Have AM5 Products Start At $125 US Price

ASRock seems to be the very first manufacturer of AM5 motherboards to have a product that lands on AMD's promised "starting price" of $125 US. As AMD's CVP and GM of Ryzen Channel Business, David McAfee points out, the motherboard is now listed for a price of $124.99 US over at Newegg & that's the lowest price, not only for ASRock's AM5 lineup but the entire AM5 motherboard lineup in general.

When AM5 launched I said that we would see motherboards starting at $125. As @HotHardware noticed, my timing *might* have been a bit off... (https://t.co/TJtRCUirxY) but I'm happy to see that ASRock is first to market with a $125 B650 board for @AMDRyzen https://t.co/c19zLBnTNs pic.twitter.com/G6CKqfx57I

— David McAfee (@McAfeeDavid_AMD) March 9, 2023

The ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 is an entry-level motherboard that features a basic Micro-ATX form factor and houses the AM5 socket with an 8+2+1 phase VRM that is cooled by heatsinks. Power is provided through a single 8-pin connector and the motherboard houses just two DDR5 DIMM slots that can support up to 6400 Mbps+ (OC) speeds including EXPO memory. This would allow only up to 64 GB capacities until the latest AGESA 1.0.0.7 BIOS firmware comes out that will enable 24 & 48 GB memory support for up to 96 GB capacities on a motherboard with two DIMM slots.

As for connectivity, the ASRock B650M-HDV/M.2 motherboard houses two PCIe 4.0 x16 slots, a single PCIe 4.0 x1 slot, and a single PCIe Gen 5.0 x4 M.2 slot. The M.2 slot features a heatsink & there's another without it that runs the Gen 4x4 protocol.

The single AMD B650 PCH is housed beneath one aluminum heatsink and storage options include four SATA III ports. You'll get a Dragon 2.5GbE LAN port, 7 USB 3.2 Gen1, and a single USB 3.2 Gen2 port along with a BIOS flashback switch. There is also an M.2 WiFi slot which can be configured with a WIFI card (bought separately).

The motherboard comes with a pre-installed I/O shield and supports the ALC897 Audio codec so overall it is a decent option. AMD has some great deals going on with their recent Ryzen 7000 CPU bundles along with game promos and we hope that more motherboard vendors adjust their prices for entry-level motherboards as Newegg did with ASRock's offerings.

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