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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi at 4, 50% in favour of MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi. They match on 4 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRock B650 PG Lightning
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256 GB
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningMAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)Digital VRM (phase count not officially disclosed by MSI)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 9200 MT/s (OC), CUDIMM support
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU), 2x PCIe 4.0 x4 (chipset)
ConnectivityUSB 3.22x Thunderbolt 4, front USB-C 20Gbps header, Frozr thermal design
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Intel Killer E5000B 5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)4x M.2 (1x PCIe 5.0 CPU, 1x PCIe 4.0 CPU, 2x PCIe 4.0 chipset)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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