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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi separate most on memory slots: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi at 2, 50% in favour of ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi. Max Memory splits them by another 50%, again favouring ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on memory type, pcie 5.0 support and wi-fi onboard.

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 MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/Mini-ITX/110A SPS/Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1)
MSIMSI MPG B860I Edge Ti 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 MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/Mini-ITX/110A SPS/Thunderbolt 4 with DisplayPort 2.1)
MSI MPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXMini-ITX
ChipsetB850B860
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots42-50%
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots42-50%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiMPG B860I Edge Ti WiFi
VRM14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS110A SPS (exact phase count not officially disclosed by MSI)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8600+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)1x PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio softwareThunderbolt 4 w/ DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI 2.1 (8K/60Hz)
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 75G (Killer E5000B), Wi-Fi 7 (Killer BE1750x), Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek ALC897
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)Thunderbolt 4 at B-chipset pricing
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra 200S series

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