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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi at 4, 50% in favour of MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi. They match on 8 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/Dual 5G+2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MPG X870E Carbon 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 MPG X870E Carbon WiFi (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/Dual 5G+2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650X870E
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256 GB
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningMPG X870E CARBON WIFI
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)18+2+1 Duet Rail Power System, 110A Smart Power Stage
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8400+ MT/s (OC, Ryzen 9000)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 5.0 x4 (CPU, x16/x0 or x8/x4) + PCIe 4.0 x4 (chipset)
ConnectivityUSB 3.22x rear USB 40Gbps Type-C (USB4), HDMI 2.1, front USB 20Gbps Type-C header
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Realtek 8126 5G + Realtek 8125 2.5G dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC4080, 7.1-channel USB audio, optical S/PDIF
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)4x M.2 (2x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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