There aren't many $125 AM5 motherboards on the market right now, but there's one more than there used to be. Gigabyte has prepared the B650M K to rival ASRock's B650M-HDV/M.2 at the same price point. While the motherboard officially launches on March 31, the Gigabyte B650M K is available for preorder at Newegg at $124.99.
The B650M K and B650M-HDV/M.2 adhere to the micro-ATX form factor and utilize AMD's B650 chipset. Unlike the premium X670 or X670E chipset, the B650 chipset caters to mainstream consumers. Nonetheless, B650 motherboards are as capable as high-end AM5 motherboards in processor support. The two B650M K and B650M-HDV/M.2 may sport a modest 8+2+1-phase design for the power delivery subsystem. However, they have no problem housing Zen 4 chips, spanning from the Ryzen 5 7600X to the latest Ryzen 9 7950X3D.
