Pros: Low power consumption (65W). 8 cores and 16 threads. With software optimization, the performance of the Ryzen has a lot of room to grow. Cheaper and lower power than Intel counterpart.

Cons: As of right now, not as fast as Intel in single thread applications/games. This may change with software optimization.

Overall Review: When the Athlon came out I thought AMD was going to grab the majority of the market share. That didn't happen even with superior performance and lower price. This time around instead of taking the lead, AMD has only closed the performance gap with the Ryzen. But something else has changed. People used to be afraid of putting an AMD cpu in their computer. AMD was unknown to most people. Back then an electrical engineer ask me if an AMD cpu will run basic software as reliably as an Intel cpu. These doubts are now long gone. The Ryzen may not be faster than the current crop of i7s. But they are still better value. You get more bang for the buck, and that will get extended when developers optimize their software for Ryzen.

Pros: I have been a big fan of Gigabyte and have been using their motherboards exclusively for around ~20 years. I really liked how they put stability and reliability first. However, their tech support has been really disappointing. I put in a ticket on 29DEC2022. I didn't get a response until 10JAN2023. By that point, I had already returned the motherboard. The graphics card was acting up for some reason and wouldn't post. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. Eventually, I fidgeted around with it and it started working. The card worked on my old PC so I suspect it may be a motherboard issue. I installed Windows 10 via USB. But could not get the ethernet to work. I installed updated drivers and flashed the BIOS to F2 (originally F1). Still won't work. I was able to use the WIFI to update windows and run EVE Online. EVE Online would crash when I log out. Not sure what the issue is. Could the case cause some sort of problem? I ended up buying a B650 AORUS Elite AX and installed it in a new Antec case. I decided to use a new case because the Fractal Design case I bought didn't have a 5.25" drive bay. The Fractal Design case also made it difficult to plug in the connector for the front USB3. Other than the case and motherboard, I used all the same components and was able to get everything to work. No crashes running EVE Online. So I have returned the B650 AORUS Pro.

Cons: Slow tech support. Nonfunctioning ethernet (2.5GB Intel LAN).

Overall Review: I cannot recommend this motherboard based on my own experience with it.

Pros: It is working so far. Was very inexpensive.

Overall Review: Cheap. Works.

Pros: I haven't used this for very long. It works so far.

Overall Review: Very inexpensive!

Pros: I did not need to update the BIOS. It worked right out of the box with the 7600X. Everything has worked on this board so far. I bought this motherboard to replace the B650 AORUS PRO AX which had a faulty ethernet.

Overall Review: This board doesn't have the ALC1220 with high-end audio components which is on the B650 AORUS PRO AX. But it is $30 cheaper and it works.

Pros: 2TB for $68 (very cheap) I assume low power consumption (5400rpm)

Cons: Slower than 7200rpm drives.

Overall Review: I haven't used this drive enough to really give it a fair rating. Of course by the time I actually used it enough to give a fair rating, this drive will be obsolete.