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ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi vs MSI MPG Z890I Edge Ti WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi and MSI MPG Z890I Edge Ti WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi at 2, MSI MPG Z890I Edge Ti WiFi at 4, 50% in favour of MSI MPG Z890I Edge Ti WiFi. They match on 5 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 Z890I Edge Ti WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/Mini-ITX/110A SPS/Four M.2 Slots)
MSIMSI MPG Z890I 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 Z890I Edge Ti WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/Mini-ITX/110A SPS/Four M.2 Slots)
MSI MPG Z890I Edge Ti WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorMini-ITXMini-ITX
ChipsetB650Intel Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots22
Max Memory128128
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650I Lightning WiFiMPG Z890I 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 (bifurcates x8/x8 or x8/x4/x4)
Connectivity"Lightning Gaming Ports" USB layout2x Thunderbolt 4
Networking2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E5G (Killer E5000B), Wi-Fi 7 (Killer BE1750x, 5.8Gbps)
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC4080
Special FeaturesGen5 M.2 despite Gen4-only GPU slot4x M.2 slots (highest in this batch)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra 200S series

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