AMD B650E & B650 Motherboard MEGA Review Ft. ASRock Taichi, AORUS Elite AX, MSI Mortar WiFi & ASRock B650E PG-ITX

Battlefield V

Battlefield V brings back the action of the World War 2 shooter genre. Using the latest Frostbite tech, the game does a good job of looking gorgeous in all ways possible. From the open-world environments to the intense and gun-blazing action, this multiplayer and single-player FPS title is one of the best-looking Battlefields to date. The game was tested at max settings at 1440p.

Battlefield V (1440P)
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ASRock X670E Taichi

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Xtreme

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E HERO

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master

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ASRock B650E Taichi

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MSI MAG B650M Mortar

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AORUS B650 Elite AX

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ASRock B650E PG-ITXr

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DOOM Eternal

DOOM Eternal brings hell to earth with the Vulkan-powered idTech 7.  We test this game using the Ultra Nightmare Preset and follow our in-game benchmarking to stay as consistent as possible.

DOOM Eternal (1440P)
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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Xtreme

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E HERO

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master

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ASRock B650E Taichi

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MSI MAG B650M Mortar

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AORUS B650 Elite AX

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GTA V

GTA V is one handsomely optimized title for the PC audience. It’s scalable across various PC configurations and delivers an impressive frame rate. Rockstar did an amazing job with the PC build of GTA V and it comes with a large array of settings that can be configured by PC gamers. We tested the title at 1440P with everything set to Ultra and 4x MSAA.

GTA V (1440P)
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ASRock X670E Taichi

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Xtreme

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E HERO

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master

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ASRock B650E Taichi

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MSI MAG B650M Mortar

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AORUS B650 Elite AX

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ASRock B650E PG-ITX

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Metro Exodus

Metro Exodus continues the journey of Artyom through the nuclear wasteland of Russia and its surroundings. This time, you are set over the Metro, going through various regions and different environments. The game is one of the premier titles to feature NVIDIA’s RTX technology and does well in showcasing the ray-tracing effects in all corners. The game was tested at Ultra setting with RTX settings turned off at 1440p.

Metro Exodus (1440P)
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ASRock X670E Taichi

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Xtreme

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E HERO

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master

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ASRock B650E Taichi

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MSI MAG B650M Mortar

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AORUS B650 Elite AX

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ASRock B650E PG-ITX

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Shadow of The Tomb Raider

Sequel to The Rise of the Tomb Raider, Shadow of The Tomb Raider is visually enhanced with an updated Foundation Engine that delivers realistic facial animations and the most gorgeous environments ever seen in a Tomb Raider Game. The game is a technical marvel and really shows the power of its graphics engine in the latest title.

Shadow of The Tomb Raider (1440P)
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ASRock X670E Taichi

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Xtreme

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E HERO

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master

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ASRock B650E Taichi

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MSI MAG B650M Mortar

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AORUS B650 Elite AX

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ASRock B650E PG-ITX

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Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

Civilization VI is the pinnacle of the series. It features huge, sweeping changes, and nothing was left out. Everything has found a purpose, they all work together in tandem but also have a reason to stand alone. It uses a more fleshed-out engine that now supports DirectX 12 capabilities. We tested the game with every setting maxed out (4x MSAA, 4096×4096 shadow textures) at 1440P in DirectX 12.

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (1440P)
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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Xtreme

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E HERO

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master

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ASRock B650E Taichi

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MSI MAG B650M Mortar

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AORUS B650 Elite AX

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ASRock B650E PG-ITX

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Watch Dogs Legion

Watch Dogs: Legion is a 2020 action-adventure game published by Ubisoft and developed by its Toronto studio. It is the third installment in the Watch Dogs series and the sequel to 2016’s Watch Dogs 2. Set within a fictionalized representation of a futuristic, dystopian London, the game’s story follows the hacker syndicate DedSec as they seek to clear their names after being framed for a series of terrorist bombings

Watch Dogs Legion (1440P)
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ASRock X670E Taichi

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Xtreme

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E HERO

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master

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ASRock B650E Taichi

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MSI MAG B650M Mortar

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AORUS B650 Elite AX

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ASRock B650E PG-ITX

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Ashes of The Singularity (4K)

Stardock’s Ashes of the Singularity RTS title is a new take on the historical genre. The game incorporates several things that many pc gamers have been curious about and anxious to try for themselves such as Explicit Multi-Adapter Support and full Asynchronous Compute under DirectX 12 API. We tested the game at 4K with 4x MSAA on Crazy Settings under DirectX 12.

Ashes of The Singularity (4K)
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ASRock X670E Taichi

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Xtreme

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E HERO

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Gigabyte X670E AORUS Master

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ASRock B650E Taichi

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MSI MAG B650M Mortar

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AORUS B650 Elite AX

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ASRock B650E PG-ITX

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