ASUS B850M AYW GAMING WIFI - a compact AM5 B850 board with Wi-Fi 6 and PCIe 5.0.
The ASUS B850M AYW GAMING WIFI is an AMD B850 micro-ATX board for Socket AM5, accepting Ryzen 9000, 8000 and 7000 series processors. It runs two DDR5 DIMM slots up to 128GB at 8200+ MT/s with EXPO profiles, offers a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot for the graphics card plus a PCIe 4.0 x16 slot running at x4, and fits two M.2 drives alongside four SATA 6Gb/s ports. Networking is Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 with Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet, and the board measures 24.4 x 22.1cm.
Key Features
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B850 + AM5 — Supports Ryzen 9000, 8000 and 7000 series CPUs on Socket AM5.
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2x DDR5 up to 128GB — Rated to 8200+ MT/s with AMD EXPO, with AEMP as a fallback tuning profile.
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PCIe 5.0 x16 for the GPU — A second PCIe 4.0 x16 slot runs at x4 for expansion cards.
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2x M.2 + 4x SATA — M.2_1 runs PCIe 5.0 x4 and M.2_2 PCIe 4.0 x4; RAID 0/1/5/10 on Ryzen 9000.
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Wi-Fi 6, BT 5.3, 2.5GbE — Plus 8 rear USB ports, two of them 10Gbps, and HDMI 2.1 video out.
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Easy-build details — M.2 Q-Latch, Q-LED diagnostic lights, a pre-mounted I/O shield and an M.2 heatsink.
Specifications
| Chipset + Socket |
AMD B850 Chipset + AM5 (Ryzen 9000/8000/7000) |
| Memory |
2x DDR5 DIMM, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s OC |
| Expansion Slots |
1x PCIe 5.0 x16 + 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 Mode) |
| Storage |
2x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 x4 + PCIe 4.0 x4) + 4x SATA 6Gb/s |
| Networking |
Wi-Fi 6 + Bluetooth 5.3 + 2.5GbE LAN |
| Audio + Rear I/O |
Realtek 7.1 Audio + 8x Rear USB (2x 10Gbps) + HDMI 2.1 |
| Form Factor |
micro-ATX (24.4 x 22.1cm) |
Who it's for
A well-priced foundation for a compact AM5 gaming build that needs Wi-Fi and a Gen5 graphics slot.
Fast dispatch from local stock. Sydney local pickup & delivery available, plus Australia-wide free shipping.
