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ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi vs MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi and MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi separate most on max memory: ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi at 256, MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 33%, again favouring ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi. They match on form factor, memory slots and wi-fi onboard.

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi (AM5/AMD B650E/ATX/14+2+1 Power Phase VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi
MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1200/Intel B560/ATX/PCIe 4.0/2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 6E)
MSIMSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi (AM5/AMD B650E/ATX/14+2+1 Power Phase VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi
MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1200/Intel B560/ATX/PCIe 4.0/2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 6E)
MSI MAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1200
SocketAM5LGA1200
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EIntel B560
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots32-33%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E PG Riptide WiFiMAG B560 Tomahawk WiFi
VRM14+2+1 power phaseNot officially disclosed by MSI
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityFront USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-CMystic Light RGB
Networking2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E
Audio7.1-channel Nahimic audioRealtek codec
Special Features3x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 primary slot)Multiple M.2 slots (PCIe NVMe)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 11th / 10th Gen Core (non-overclocking)

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