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ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi vs MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi and MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi differ on platform: ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi at AMD, MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi at Intel. They match on 8 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/mATX/8+2+1 Phase Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi
MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/mATX/Three M.2 Slots/5Gbps LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI PRO B860M-A WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/mATX/8+2+1 Phase Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi
MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/mATX/Three M.2 Slots/5Gbps LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorMicro-ATXMicro-ATX
ChipsetB850B860
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots33
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850M Pro-A WiFiPRO B860M-A WiFi
VRM8+2+1 phase, 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 8800+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x16 + 3x PCIe 4.0
ConnectivitySATA3, USB 3.2USB-C
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6ERealtek 8126 5Gbps LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC897, 7.1-channelRealtek ALC897, 7.1-channel
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5 Blazing, 2x Gen4 Hyper)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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