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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi separate most on max memory: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 256, MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi at 192, 25% in favour of ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 7 other specifications, including platform, form factor and memory type.

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 Z790 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 6E)
MSIMSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk 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 Z790 Tomahawk WiFi (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 6E)
MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi
PlatformIntelIntel
Socket TypeLGA1851LGA1700
SocketLGA1851LGA1700
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860Z790
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256192-25%
M.2 Slots44
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiMAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOSNot officially disclosed by MSI
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, current LGA1700 OC speeds
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareFrozr thermal design
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicRealtek codec
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)Multiple M.2 slots
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)Intel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen Core

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