MSI MPG B650 Carbon WiFi Motherboard Review

1. Introduction2. AM5 Chipsets3. Board Layout and Features4. UEFI5. Testing Methodology6. Tests: CPU Related7. Tests: Memory Related8. Tests: Gaming Related9. Tests: Motherboard Features Performance10. Clocks, VRM Temps & Power Consumption11. Closing Thoughts12. View All Pages

3DMark

If you care about 3DMark’s tests, you’re likely to be opting for a higher-end, benchmarking-calibre motherboard anyway. The performance differences here are slim and inconsequential to most general users.

Gaming

In terms of actual gaming, the MSI B650 Carbon WiFi was consistently a few frames per second slower than the X670E reference board in Borderlands 3. Performance was neck-and-neck in F1 2021, though, and Watch Dogs Legion was also roughly similar when factoring in accuracy margins.

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