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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi at 3, MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi at 4, 25% in favour of MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi. They match on 9 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/16+2+1 Phase 60A SPS VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi
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 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 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
ChipsetB650EX870E
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256 GB
M.2 Slots3-25%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E Steel Legend WiFiMPG X870E CARBON WIFI
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPS18+2+1 Duet Rail Power System, 110A Smart Power Stage
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)4x 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)
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.22x rear USB 40Gbps Type-C (USB4), HDMI 2.1, front USB 20Gbps Type-C header
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2Realtek 8126 5G + Realtek 8125 2.5G dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek ALC4080, 7.1-channel USB audio, optical S/PDIF
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)4x M.2 (2x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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