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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi differ on vrm: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at 14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS, MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi at Digital VRM (phase count not officially disclosed by MSI). They match on 12 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/14+2+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASRockASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi
MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/14+2+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi
MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB850B850
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots44
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiMAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi
VRM14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOSDigital VRM (phase count not officially disclosed by MSI)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8400+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x4 + PCIe 3.0 x1
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio softwareUSB-C, Frozr thermal design
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7Realtek 8126VB 5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek ALC4080, 7.1-channel
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)4x M.2 (2x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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