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ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi vs MSI PRO A620M-E: Comparison

ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi and MSI PRO A620M-E separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi at 3, MSI PRO A620M-E at 1, 67% in favour of ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi. Memory Slots splits them by another 50%, again favouring ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi.

ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/mATX/10+1+1+1+1 Phase Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi
MSI PRO A620M-E (AM5/AMD A620/mATX/DDR5-6400+ OC/Entry-Level AM5)
MSIMSI PRO A620M-E

Specs

Specification
ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/mATX/10+1+1+1+1 Phase Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi
MSI PRO A620M-E (AM5/AMD A620/mATX/DDR5-6400+ OC/Entry-Level AM5)
MSI PRO A620M-E
PlatformIntelAMD
Socket TypeLGA1851AM5
SocketLGA1851AM5
Form FactorMicro-ATXmATX
ChipsetB860AMD A620
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots42-50%
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots31-67%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesNo
ModelB860M Pro RS WiFiPRO A620M-E
VRM10+1+1+1+1 phase, Dr.MOSNot officially disclosed by MSI
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM (CUDIMM), up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR5, dual-channel, 6400+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x41x PCIe 4.0 x16
Connectivity4x SATA37.1-channel HD audio
Networking2.5G LAN (Realtek), Wi-Fi 6EGigabit LAN, no factory Wi-Fi
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic enhancementHD audio codec (model not specified)
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5 Blazing, 2x Gen4 Hyper)DDR5-6400+ OC support for an entry board
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)AMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series (non-OC)

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