AMD B850 Motherboard Roundup: Sub $200 Models

Hardware Unboxed August 25, 2025
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Asustor Lockerstor 6 Gen3 AS6806T: https://www.asustor.com/en-gb/product?p_id=87 Seagate: https://www.seagate.com/au/en/products/nas-drives/ironwolf-pro-hard-drive/ Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxed YT Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI8iQa1hv7oV_Z8D35vVuSg/join Buy relevant products from Amazon, Newegg and others below: Asrock B850M-X - https://geni.us/KjzHAr Asrock B850 Pro-A - https://geni.us/ag65 Asrock B850M Pro-A - https://geni.us/LDze Asrock B850M Pro RS - https://geni.us/BB2th0Z Asrock B850M Riptide WiFi - https://geni.us/5AUzEr Asrock B850 Pro RS - https://geni.us/xsBKp5J Asrock B850M Steel Legend - https://geni.us/yolPS Asrock B850 LiveMixer WiFi - https://geni.us/F51ZO Asrock B850I Lightning WiFi - https://geni.us/hgIuX Asrock B850 Riptide WiFi - https://geni.us/cw1h Asus Prime B850M-K - https://geni.us/zQAr6W7 Asus Prime B850-Plus WiFi - https://geni.us/C2A0EY Gigabyte B850M DS3H - https://geni.us/liW0jw Gigabyte B850M Gaming X WiFi6E - https://geni.us/UtT3f Gigabyte B850 Gaming WiFi6 - https://geni.us/VLBhq Gigabyte B850 Eagle WiFi6E - https://geni.us/VHD37 Gigabyte B850M Eagle WiFi6E - https://geni.us/afs3C Gigabyte B850 Gaming X WiFi6E - https://geni.us/gS0NC Gigabyte B850M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice - https://geni.us/Em5D MSI Pro B850M-P WiFi - https://geni.us/gu16A MSI Pro B850M-A WiFi - https://geni.us/7JwB7Ve MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi - https://geni.us/8gGS0 Video Index: 00:00 - Welcome to Hardware Unboxed 00:28 - Ad Spot 01:30 - Introduction to B850 02:03 - Asrock B850M-X [160W PPT] 03:01 - Asrock B850M-X R2.0 [160W PPT] 03:31 - Asrock B850 Pro-A 04:33 - Asrock B850M Pro-A 05:01 - Asrock B850M Pro RS 05:41 - Asrock B850M Riptide WiFi 06:19 - Asrock B850 Pro RS 07:16 - Asrock B850M Steel Legend 08:04 - Asrock B850 LiveMixer WiFi 08:57 - Asrock B850I Lightning WiFi 09:46 - Asrock B850 Riptide WiFi 10:18 - Asus Prime B850M-K 12:09 - Asus Prime B850-Plus WiFi 13:25 - Gigabyte B850M DS3H [170W PPT] 14:25 - Gigabyte B850M Gaming X WiFi6E 15:11 - Gigabyte B850 Gaming WiFi6 [150W PPT] 16:31 - Gigabyte B850 Eagle WiFi6E 17:07 - Gigabyte B850M Eagle WiFi6E [170W PPT] 18:06 - Gigabyte B850 Gaming X WiFi6E 18:55 - Gigabyte B850M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice 20:09 - MSI Pro B850M-P WiFi [140W PPT] 21:24 - MSI Pro B850M-A WiFi 22:50 - MSI B850 Gaming Plus WiFi 24:25 - Test Bench Setup 24:55 - VRM Temperatures 29:07 - Cinebench Scores 29:45 - DDR5-8000 Validation 30:18 - Boot Times 30:33 - Final Thoughts Read this feature on TechSpot: https://www.techspot.com/review/3027-amd-b850-motherboards/ Hardware Unboxed Merch: https://hardwareunboxed.com/collections/all Disclaimer: Any pricing information shown or mentioned in this video was accurate at the time of video production, and may have since changed Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. We may also earn a commission on some sales made through other store links FOLLOW US IN THESE PLACES FOR UPDATES Twitter - http://twitter.com/hardwareunboxed Facebook - http://facebook.com/hardwareunboxed Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hardwareunboxed/ Intro/Outro Music by: David Vonk/DaJaVo - @dajavo_music

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