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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi differ on chipset: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at B860, MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi at Z890. They match on 11 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 PRO Z890-A WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/5Gbps LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI PRO Z890-A 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 PRO Z890-A WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/5Gbps LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi
PlatformIntelIntel
Socket TypeLGA1851LGA1851
SocketLGA1851LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots44
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiPRO Z890-A 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 9200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x4
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareUSB-C, 4x SATA 6Gb/s
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6ERealtek 8126 5Gbps LAN, Intel Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicRealtek ALC1220P, 7.1-channel
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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