MSI B850 MLG Edition Wifi7 DDR5 AMD Motherboard ( Red )

The MSI B850 MLG Edition Wi-Fi 7 DDR5 Motherboard is a feature-rich ATX board built on the AMD B850 chipset, designed for AMD Ryzen processors on the AM5 socket platform. With its bold red accents and MLG Edition styling, this board is engineered for gamers and enthusiasts who want a strong foundation for a high-performance AMD build. At the core of the power delivery system is a 14+2+1 Duet Rail Power System with dual CPU power connectors and 80A Smart Power Stage MOSFETs, backed by 7W/mK thermal pads and additional choke thermal pads to sustain demanding workloads. An extended VRM heatsink and enlarged chipset heatsink work together to maintain thermal headroom under sustained load. Memory support spans four DDR5 UDIMM slots capable of running in dual-channel mode. With Ryzen 9000 Series processors, single-rank single-DIMM-per-channel configurations can reach speeds above 8400 MT/s. AMD EXPO and standard memory overclocking profiles are both supported, and CUDIMM is compatible in Clock Driver bypass mode. Storage is handled by four M.2 slots, with M.2_1 and M.2_2 both capable of PCIe 5.0 x4 speeds when paired with Ryzen 9000 or 7000 Series processors. Three PCIe x16 slots are present, with the primary slot running at PCIe 5.0 x16 for Ryzen 9000/7000 Series CPUs. RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 10 configurations are supported for M.2 NVMe devices (RAID 10 requires Ryzen 9000/7000 Series). Networking is anchored by a Realtek 8126 5G wired LAN port and an onboard Wi-Fi 7 module supporting 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands (up to 320 MHz channel width) for throughput up to 5.8 Gbps, alongside Bluetooth 5.4 with MLO and 4K-QAM support. Audio is delivered through a Realtek ALC4080 codec with 7.1-channel USB audio and up to 32-bit/384 kHz front-panel playback. The rear I/O panel includes multiple USB 10Gbps Type-A and Type-C ports, USB 5Gbps Type-A, USB 2.0, HDMI 2.1 (up to 8K 60Hz with compatible integrated-graphics CPU), optical S/PDIF output, Flash BIOS Button, and Clear CMOS Button. RGB enthusiasts will find three ARGB V2 headers and one standard RGB header onboard, plus EZ Debug LED indicators and an EZ Digit Debug LED for fast troubleshooting. The EZ PCIe Release button simplifies GPU swaps. Windows 11 64-bit is the supported operating system. Verifiable Specifications: - Chipset: AMD B850 - Socket: AM5 - Memory: 4x DDR5 UDIMM; up to 8400+ MT/s (1DPC 1R, Ryzen 9000); AMD EXPO supported - Storage: 4x M.2 (M.2_1 & M.2_2: PCIe 5.0 x4 with Ryzen 9000/7000) - PCIe: 3x PCIe x16 slots; PCI_E1 supports PCIe 5.0 x16 (Ryzen 9000/7000) - LAN: Realtek 8126 5G - Wireless: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), up to 5.8 Gbps, 6 GHz/320 MHz; Bluetooth 5.4 - Audio: Realtek ALC4080; 7.1-ch; 32-bit/384 kHz - VRM: 14+2+1 Duet Rail; 80A Smart Power Stage - PCB Dimensions: 304.8 mm x 243.84 mm (ATX) - OS Support: Windows 11 64-bit