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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi differ on chipset: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at B850, MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi at X870E. They match on 10 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 MPG X870E Carbon WiFi (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/Dual 5G+2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MPG X870E Carbon 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 X870E Carbon WiFi (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/Dual 5G+2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB850X870E
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256 GB
M.2 Slots44
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiMPG X870E CARBON WIFI
VRM14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS18+2+1 Duet Rail Power System, 110A Smart Power Stage
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8400+ MT/s (OC, Ryzen 9000)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 5.0 x4 (CPU, x16/x0 or x8/x4) + PCIe 4.0 x4 (chipset)
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio software2x rear USB 40Gbps Type-C (USB4), HDMI 2.1, front USB 20Gbps Type-C header
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7Realtek 8126 5G + Realtek 8125 2.5G dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek ALC4080, 7.1-channel USB audio, optical S/PDIF
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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