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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi separate most on max memory: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at 256, MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi at 192, 25% in favour of ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 6 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

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 Z790 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 6E)
MSIMSI MAG Z790 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 Z790 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 6E)
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1700
SocketAM5LGA1700
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB850Z790
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256192-25%
M.2 Slots44
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiMAG Z790 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 DDR5 DIMM, current LGA1700 OC speeds
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio softwareFrozr thermal design
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 72.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek codec
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)Multiple M.2 slots
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen Core

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