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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MEG Z890 Ace: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MEG Z890 Ace separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, MSI MEG Z890 Ace at 5, 20% in favour of MSI MEG Z890 Ace. 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 MEG Z890 Ace (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/110A SPS VRM/Thunderbolt 4/10G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MEG Z890 Ace

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 MEG Z890 Ace (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/110A SPS VRM/Thunderbolt 4/10G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MEG Z890 Ace
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB850Intel Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots4-20%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiMEG Z890 Ace
VRM14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS110A SPS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio softwareThunderbolt 4
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 710G LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek-based premium implementation
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)Gen5 M.2 primary slot
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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