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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi differ on platform: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at Intel, MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi at AMD. They match on 7 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/14+1+1+1+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi
MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/14+1+1+1+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi
MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi
PlatformIntelAMD
Socket TypeLGA1851AM5
SocketLGA1851AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860B850
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots44
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiMAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOSDigital VRM (phase count not officially disclosed by MSI)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8400+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x4 + PCIe 3.0 x1
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareUSB-C, Frozr thermal design
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6ERealtek 8126VB 5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicRealtek ALC4080, 7.1-channel
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)4x M.2 (2x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)AMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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