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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi separate most on max memory: ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi at 256, MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi at 192, 25% in favour of ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 25%, this time favouring MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi. They match on 5 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/16+2+1 Phase 60A SPS VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B650E Steel Legend 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 Steel Legend WiFiMAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPSNot officially disclosed by MSI
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, current LGA1700 OC speeds
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.2Frozr thermal design
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.22.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek codec
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)Multiple M.2 slots
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen Core

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