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ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi vs MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi and MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi differ on platform: ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi at AMD, MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi at Intel. They match on 7 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B650/Mini-ITX/8+2+1 60A Dr.MOS/Budget Gen5 M.2)
ASRockASRock B650I Lightning WiFi
MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/Mini-ITX/110A SPS/Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1)
MSIMSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B650/Mini-ITX/8+2+1 60A Dr.MOS/Budget Gen5 M.2)
ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi
MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/Mini-ITX/110A SPS/Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1)
MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorMini-ITXMini-ITX
ChipsetB650B860
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots22
Max Memory128128
M.2 Slots22
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650I Lightning WiFiMPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi
VRM8+2+1 phase Dr.MOS, 60A per phase110A SPS (exact phase count not officially disclosed by MSI)
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 7200+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8600+ MT/s (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 4.0 x161x PCIe 5.0 x16
Connectivity"Lightning Gaming Ports" USB layoutThunderbolt 4 w/ DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI 2.1 (8K/60Hz)
Networking2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E5G (Killer E5000B), Wi-Fi 7 (Killer BE1750x), Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC897
Special FeaturesGen5 M.2 despite Gen4-only GPU slotThunderbolt 4 at B-chipset pricing
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra 200S series

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