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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B850M MAX GAMING WIFI vs MSI X870E GAMING PLUS WIFI

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  • 60specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 46identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive types
    • HDD & SSD
    • HDD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 5
    • 4
  • Ethernet interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • 5 Gigabit Ethernet
  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

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95 specifications
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ASUS

B850M MAX GAMING WIFIView product
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MSI

X870E GAMING PLUS WIFIView product
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive typesDiffersHDD & SSDHDD
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA III
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one4
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one3840 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers46
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers54
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Line-inKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1
HDMI versionKnown for one2.1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet5 Gigabit Ethernet
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B850AMD X870E
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 x64, Windows 11
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsDiffers31
1st M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one5.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one4.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one3.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one256 Mbit
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one275 mm
Package depthKnown for one275 mm
Package heightKnown for one67.5 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.38 kg
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
WeightKnown for one859 g

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