Gigabyte B650 AORUS Elite AX V2 Motherboard

Gigabyte B650 AORUS Elite AX V2

Brand
Gigabyte
Model
B650 AORUS Elite AX V2
$152–$168estimated range · from catalog price Oct 19, 2026

Mainstream AM5 B650 ATX board with Wi‑Fi 6E, 3x M.2 (1x Gen5), DDR5 up to 256GB; solid pick for expandable Ryzen 7000/8000/9000 builds.

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Released2023
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SocketAM5
ChipsetB650
MemoryDDR5
Max RAM speed8000 MT/s
Form factorATX
RAM slots4
M.2 slots3
PCIe x161
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Product overview

Released in late 2023, Gigabyte’s B650 AORUS Elite AX V2 is an AM5 B650 ATX board from AMD’s 600‑series era. Gigabyte posted the first BIOS for this exact SKU on September 21, 2023, followed by a “first release” package on November 8, 2023; later 2024 BIOS updates added support and optimizations for Ryzen 9000 processors.

Positioned as a mainstream B‑series option, it exists to deliver modern I/O and storage without X‑series pricing. It offers four DDR5 DIMM slots (up to 256 GB), three M.2 including one PCIe 5.0 x4, a PCIe 4.0 x16 slot, Wi‑Fi 6E, 2.5 GbE, and front 20 Gb/s plus rear 10 Gb/s USB‑C—good for expansion/multi‑M.2, high‑speed memory, first‑time builders, and overclocking. Not discontinued as of July 2026; Gigabyte continues to publish drivers and BIOS updates.

Best for
  • expansion/multi-M.2
  • high-speed memory
  • first-time builders
  • overclocking
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Specifications

At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the motherboards catalog
Current modelCatalog models
Max RAM speed8000 MT/s
Higher than 91% of motherboards
RAM slots4
Higher than 97% of motherboards
M.2 slots3
Higher than 77% of motherboards
Socket
AM5
Memory
DDR5
WiFi
WIFI6E
Integrated Graphics
Yes (via CPU iGPU)
Bus Speed
PCIe 5.0
USB
USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C front and rear
Max Memory Size
256 GB
ECC Support
No
Chipset
B650
Max RAM speed
8000 MT/s
Form factor
ATX
RAM slots
4
M.2 slots
3
PCIe x16
1
Processor Generation
7000, 8000, 9000
M.2 drives
PCIe
Sata Slots
4
Sata Speed
6 Gb/s
Pci E Slots
3
Tdp
50 W
NVMe support
Yes
Pci E X1
2
Cpu Brand
AMD