According to our information, the supplied BIOS can support a Ryzen 5 9600x. Alternatively, a BIOS update can also be carried out without a CPU using the flashback feature.
At the moment 7E26v1L from 2025-06-26 is the latest version (I have it). There is also beta version 7E26v1M6(Beta version) from 2025-10-28.
For details see here: https://de.msi.com/Motherboar...
The mainboard is compatible with AMD Ryzen 5 processors from the 7000 and 9000 series, provided they use the AM5 socket. A BIOS update may be required for the latest models (e.g. Ryzen 5 9600X).
Yes, this motherboard has a dedicated button for flashing the BIOS via USB, often called the "Flash BIOS Button" or "USB BIOS Flashback". This button allows the BIOS to be updated without the need to install a processor or boot the system. Several videos show how to use this function on this MSI B650 GAMING PLUS WIFI model.
The Wi-Fi antenna is included with the motherboard. In fact, this motherboard incorporates a Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 solution, which implies the presence of an antenna to ensure wireless connectivity. Models with integrated Wi-Fi like this one generally come with the antenna needed for optimum reception.
ALC 1200 is from 2020, the good and sufficient Realtek ALC897 is installed on this mainboard. If you want to use this sound chip, you must connect a wired sound system to the audio outputs or a wired headset.
As far as I know, 2x32 is faster. Only when fully populated (maximum amount of memory that the board can process) is it fully populated. Watch this on YouTube.