But what do these names mean?
How do X870E, X670E and B650E boards differ from their non-E counterparts?
Which should you choose for your system?
This guide will provide all the answers and more.
Ryzen 7000 and 9000 processors connect to high-bandwidth components through 28 PCIe lanes and support PCIe 5.0 speeds.
Another four lanes are used to connect to the chipset.
Take a shortcut to your next Ryzen build…
In addition to the slower chipset, B840 motherboards omit several enthusiast-oriented features.
They don’t support PCIe 5.0 speeds, even for devices connected directly to the CPU.
Despite their limitations, they are quality boards with several heatsinks and many slots.
That raises the question: whom are they meant for?
Otherwise, feel free to ignore them.
It also incorporates eight PCIe 3.0 lanes, of which two or four can be employed for SATA ports.
However, because they are newer, the Wi-Fi cards they come with support Wi-Fi 7 rather than 6E.
