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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi differ on chipset: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at B850, MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi at X870. They match on 11 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 X870 Tomahawk WiFi (AM5/AMD X870/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MAG X870 Tomahawk 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 X870 Tomahawk WiFi (AM5/AMD X870/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB850X870
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots44
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiMAG X870 Tomahawk 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 8126-CG 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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