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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi separate most on max memory: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at 256, MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 50%, again favouring ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 4 other specifications, including platform, form factor and memory slots.

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 X570 Tomahawk WiFi (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2/Wi-Fi)
MSI MAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM4
SocketAM5AM4
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB850AMD X570
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots42-50%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiMAG X570 Tomahawk WiFi
VRM14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOSNot officially disclosed by MSI
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio softwareMSI Audio Boost
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7Gigabit LAN, 802.11ac Wi-Fi
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channelMSI Audio Boost
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)2x M.2 (PCIe 4.0 NVMe)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 series

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