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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B840M-R vs MSI B850M GAMING WIFI6E

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 33identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B850M GAMING WIFI6E has 600 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the ASUS PRIME B840M-R (8200 MHz vs 7600 MHz). The MSI B850M GAMING WIFI6E has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS PRIME B840M-R (4 vs 2). The MSI B850M GAMING WIFI6E has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS PRIME B840M-R (2 vs 1). Only the MSI B850M GAMING WIFI6E has Wi-Fi. Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA III on the ASUS PRIME B840M-R, M.2 on the MSI B850M GAMING WIFI6E.

  • Supported memory clock speed (max)
    • 7600 MHz
    • 8200 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA III
    • M.2
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of CPU fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 3

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98 specifications
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B850M GAMING WIFI6EView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen 9000 Series, AMD Ryzen 8000 Series, AMD Ryzen 7000 SeriesAMD Ryzen 7000 Series, AMD Ryzen 8000 Series, AMD Ryzen 9000 Series
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneSocket AM5
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one4800,5600,6000,6400,8200 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs7600 MHz8200 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIIM.2
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one0
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers12
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one1
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneYes
Number of RGB LED pin headersKnown for one3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for one2.1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.4
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Line-inKnown for oneYes
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8125D
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersNot availableWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.3
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B840AMD B850
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC897
Product colourDiffersMulticolourBlack
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11, Windows 10 x64Windows 11 x64
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one1
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
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers256 Mbit512 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.5
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one3.7
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers236 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers229 mm243.8 mm
HeightKnown for one36.5 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one260 mm
Package depthKnown for one270 mm
Package heightKnown for one51.5 mm
Package weightKnown for one924 g
Other featuresidentical
WeightKnown for one563 g

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