ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming vs MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi
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Key differences
- •MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi has higher Max memory speed (9200 MT/s vs 3600 MT/s)
- •MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi has higher Max memory capacity (256 GB vs 128 GB)
- •MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi has higher M.2 slots (4 vs 2)
- •ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming has higher SATA ports (6 vs 4)
Full spec comparison
Spec
ASUS ROG Strix B450-F Gaming
MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi
Platform
SocketAM4LGA1851
ChipsetAMD B450Intel Z890
Form factorATXATX
VRM (power stages)8+216+1+1
Memory & Expansion
Memory typeDDR4DDR5
Memory slots44
Max memory capacity128 GB256 GB▲
Max memory speed3600 MT/s9200 MT/s▲
PCIe slots1× PCIe 3.0 x161× PCIe 5.0 x16
M.2 slots24▲
SATA ports6▲4
Connectivity
Wi-FiNoneWi-Fi 7
BluetoothNone5.4
LAN1 GbE5 GbE
Rear USBUSB-A + USB-CUSB-C + USB-A