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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi at 5, 20% in favour of MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi. 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 MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/Dual 5G+2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MPG Z890 Carbon 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 MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/Dual 5G+2.5G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi
PlatformIntelIntel
Socket TypeLGA1851LGA1851
SocketLGA1851LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots4-20%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiMPG Z890 Carbon WiFi
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOSSPS-based digital VRM (phase count not officially disclosed)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 5.0 x8 + PCIe 4.0 x4
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareUSB-C, Frozr cooling
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6EKiller 5G + Intel 2.5G dual LAN, Killer Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicRealtek ALC1220P, 7.1-channel
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)5x M.2 (1x Gen5, 4x Gen4)
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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