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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MEG Z890 Ace: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MEG Z890 Ace separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, MSI MEG Z890 Ace at 5, 20% in favour of MSI MEG Z890 Ace. They match on 10 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

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 MEG Z890 Ace (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/110A SPS VRM/Thunderbolt 4/10G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MEG Z890 Ace

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 MEG Z890 Ace (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/110A SPS VRM/Thunderbolt 4/10G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MEG Z890 Ace
PlatformIntelIntel
Socket TypeLGA1851LGA1851
SocketLGA1851LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860Intel Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots4-20%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiMEG Z890 Ace
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS110A SPS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)4x DDR5, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareThunderbolt 4
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E10G LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicRealtek-based premium implementation
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)Gen5 M.2 primary slot
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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