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ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 vs MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi: Comparison

ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 and MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi differ on memory: ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 at 2x DDR4, up to 64GB, up to DDR4-4533+ (OC), MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi at 4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8800+ MT/s (OC), which puts MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi ahead on that measure.

Specs

Specification
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3 (AM4/AMD X570/Mini-ITX/10-Phase VRM/Built-In Thunderbolt 3)
ASRock X570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3
MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/mATX/Three M.2 Slots/5Gbps LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI PRO B860M-A WiFi
SocketAM4LGA1851
Form FactorMini-ITXMicro-ATX
ChipsetAMD X570B860
ModelX570 Phantom Gaming-ITX/TB3PRO B860M-A WiFi
VRM10-phase, 60A power chokes/Dr.MOSDigital VRM (phase count not officially disclosed by MSI)
Memory2x DDR4, up to 64GB, up to DDR4-4533+ (OC)4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8800+ MT/s (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + 3x PCIe 4.0
ConnectivityBuilt-in Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)USB-C
Networking1GbE (Intel I211AT), Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0Realtek 8126 5Gbps LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC897, 7.1-channel
Special FeaturesOnly 1x M.2 slot (limitation to note)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 / 2000 series (AM4)Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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