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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI PRO Z790-P WiFi DDR4: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and MSI PRO Z790-P WiFi DDR4 separate most on max memory: ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi at 256, MSI PRO Z790-P WiFi DDR4 at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 25%, this time favouring MSI PRO Z790-P WiFi DDR4. They match on 4 other specifications, including form factor, memory slots and pcie 5.0 support.

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 PRO Z790-P WiFi DDR4 (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/DDR4/PCIe 5.0/Wi-Fi 6E)
MSIMSI PRO Z790-P WiFi DDR4

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 PRO Z790-P WiFi DDR4 (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/DDR4/PCIe 5.0/Wi-Fi 6E)
MSI PRO Z790-P WiFi DDR4
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1700
SocketAM5LGA1700
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EIntel Z790
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots3-25%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E Steel Legend WiFiPRO Z790-P WiFi DDR4
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPSNot officially disclosed by MSI
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR4 DIMM, up to 128GB
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.2USB 3.2 Gen2
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.22.5Gbps 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 (PCIe 4.0)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen Core

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