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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi at 3, MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi at 5, 40% in favour of MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi. They match on 6 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 MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/Dual 5G+2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EZ890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots3-40%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E Steel Legend WiFiMPG Z890 Carbon WiFi
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPSSPS-based digital VRM (phase count not officially disclosed)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 5.0 x8 + PCIe 4.0 x4
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.2USB-C, Frozr cooling
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2Killer 5G + Intel 2.5G dual LAN, Killer Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek ALC1220P, 7.1-channel
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)5x M.2 (1x Gen5, 4x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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