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ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi vs MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi and MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi separate most on max memory: ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi at 256, MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi at 192, 25% in favour of ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 25%, this time favouring MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi. They match on 6 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

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 Z790 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 6E)
MSIMSI MAG Z790 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 Z790 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 6E)
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1700
SocketAM5LGA1700
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EZ790
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256192-25%
M.2 Slots3-25%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E PG Riptide WiFiMAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi
VRM14+2+1 power phaseNot officially disclosed by MSI
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds4x DDR5 DIMM, current LGA1700 OC speeds
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityFront USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-CFrozr thermal design
Networking2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
Audio7.1-channel Nahimic audioRealtek codec
Special Features3x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 primary slot)Multiple M.2 slots
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen Core

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