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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi differ on platform: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at AMD, MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi at Intel. 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 Z890 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MAG Z890 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 Z890 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB850Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256 GB
M.2 Slots44
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiMAG Z890 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 9200 MT/s (OC), CUDIMM support
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU), 2x PCIe 4.0 x4 (chipset)
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio software2x Thunderbolt 4, front USB-C 20Gbps header, Frozr thermal design
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7Intel Killer E5000B 5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)4x M.2 (1x PCIe 5.0 CPU, 1x PCIe 4.0 CPU, 2x PCIe 4.0 chipset)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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