Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX vs MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi
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Key differences
- •Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX has higher SATA ports (6 vs 4)
- •MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi has higher Max memory capacity (256 GB vs 192 GB)
- •MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi has higher Max memory speed (8200 MT/s vs 7600 MT/s)
Full spec comparison
Spec
Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Elite AX
MSI MAG X870 Tomahawk WiFi
Platform
SocketLGA1700AM5
ChipsetIntel Z790AMD X870
Form factorATXATX
VRM (power stages)16+1+116+2+1
Memory & Expansion
Memory typeDDR5DDR5
Memory slots44
Max memory capacity192 GB256 GB▲
Max memory speed7600 MT/s8200 MT/s▲
PCIe slots1× PCIe 5.0 x16, 2× PCIe 4.01× PCIe 5.0 x16
M.2 slots44
SATA ports6▲4
Connectivity
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6EWi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.3BT 5.4
LAN2.5 GbE5 GbE
Rear USBUSB-C 20Gbps + USB-AUSB4 / USB-A