ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrera vs MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk WiFi
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Key differences
- •ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrera has higher M.2 slots (5 vs 3)
- •ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrera has higher SATA ports (6 vs 4)
- •MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk WiFi has higher Max memory capacity (256 GB vs 192 GB)
- •MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk WiFi has higher Max memory speed (8200 MT/s vs 8000 MT/s)
Full spec comparison
Spec
ASRock Z790 Taichi Carrera
MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk WiFi
Platform
SocketLGA1700AM5
ChipsetZ790AMD B850
Form factorATXATX
VRM (power stages)24+1+2 phase14+2+1
Memory & Expansion
Memory typeDDR5DDR5
Memory slots44
Max memory capacity192 GB256 GB▲
Max memory speed8000 MT/s8200 MT/s▲
PCIe slots1× x16 5.0, 1× x16 4.0, 1× x41× PCIe 5.0 x16
M.2 slots5▲3
SATA ports6▲4
Connectivity
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.3BT 5.4
LAN2.5 GbE5 GbE
Rear USB1× USB-C 20Gbps, 8× USB 3.2USB-C / USB-A