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ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi vs MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi and MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi at 2, MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi at 5, 60% in favour of MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi. Memory Slots splits them by another 50%, again favouring MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi. They match on memory type and wi-fi onboard.

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 Z890 Carbon WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/Dual 5G+2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MPG Z890 Carbon 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 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 FactorMini-ITXATX
ChipsetB650Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots2-50%4
Max Memory128-50%256
M.2 Slots2-60%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650I Lightning WiFiMPG Z890 Carbon WiFi
VRM8+2+1 phase Dr.MOS, 60A per phaseSPS-based digital VRM (phase count not officially disclosed)
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 7200+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 5.0 x8 + PCIe 4.0 x4
Connectivity"Lightning Gaming Ports" USB layoutUSB-C, Frozr cooling
Networking2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6EKiller 5G + Intel 2.5G dual LAN, Killer Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC1220P, 7.1-channel
Special FeaturesGen5 M.2 despite Gen4-only GPU slot5x M.2 (1x Gen5, 4x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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