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ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi vs MSI MEG Z890 Ace: Comparison

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi and MSI MEG Z890 Ace separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi at 3, MSI MEG Z890 Ace at 5, 40% in favour of MSI MEG Z890 Ace. 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 MEG Z890 Ace (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/110A SPS VRM/Thunderbolt 4/10G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MEG Z890 Ace

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 MEG Z890 Ace (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/110A SPS VRM/Thunderbolt 4/10G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MEG Z890 Ace
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EIntel Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots3-40%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E PG Riptide WiFiMEG Z890 Ace
VRM14+2+1 power phase110A SPS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds4x DDR5, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityFront USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-CThunderbolt 4
Networking2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E10G LAN, Wi-Fi 7
Audio7.1-channel Nahimic audioRealtek-based premium implementation
Special Features3x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 primary slot)Gen5 M.2 primary slot
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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