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ASRock TRX50 WS vs MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi: Comparison
ASRock TRX50 WS and MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi separate most on max memory: ASRock TRX50 WS at 1024, MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi at 256, 75% in favour of ASRock TRX50 WS. M.2 Slots splits them by another 60%, this time favouring MSI MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi. They match on 4 other specifications, including memory type, memory slots and pcie 5.0 support.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | AMD | Intel |
| Socket Type | sTR5 | LGA1851 |
| Socket | sTR5 | LGA1851 |
| Form Factor | E-ATX | ATX |
| Chipset | TRX50 | Z890 |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory Slots | 4 | 4 |
| Max Memory | 1024 | 256-75% |
| M.2 Slots | 2-60% | 5 |
| PCIe 5.0 Support | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi Onboard | Yes | Yes |
| Model | TRX50 WS | MPG Z890 Carbon WiFi |
| VRM | Not officially disclosed by ASRock | SPS-based digital VRM (phase count not officially disclosed) |
| Memory | 4x DDR5 ECC R-DIMM, quad-channel, up to 1TB | 4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC) |
| Expansion | 5x PCIe 5.0 x16 | PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 5.0 x8 + PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Connectivity | SlimSAS/MCIO expansion ports | USB-C, Frozr cooling |
| Networking | 10GbE + 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E | Killer 5G + Intel 2.5G dual LAN, Killer Wi-Fi 7 |
| Audio | Realtek codec (model not specified) | Realtek ALC1220P, 7.1-channel |
| Special Features | 2x PCIe 5.0 M.2 + SlimSAS expansion | 5x M.2 (1x Gen5, 4x Gen4) |
| CPU Support | AMD Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-series | Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2) |