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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B840M-R vs MSI PRO B860M-E

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 26identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI PRO B860M-E has 1,466 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the ASUS PRIME B840M-R (9066 MHz vs 7600 MHz). The MSI PRO B860M-E has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS PRIME B840M-R (4 vs 2). The MSI PRO B860M-E 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 PRO B860M-E has Wi-Fi. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS PRIME B840M-R, Intel on the MSI PRO B860M-E.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM5
    • LGA 1851 (Socket V1)
  • Supported memory clock speed (max)
    • 7600 MHz
    • 9066 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA III
    • M.2, Micro SATA III
  • 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
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM5LGA 1851 (Socket V1)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen 9000 Series, AMD Ryzen 8000 Series, AMD Ryzen 7000 SeriesIntel Core Ultra (Series 2)
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1851
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR5-SDRAMDDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs7600 MHz9066 MHz
Maximum internal memory128 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one9066,6400 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIIM.2, Micro SATA III
Number of HDDs supported44
Number of storage drives supported66
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Internal I/O3 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 III connectors44
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of CPU fan connectors11
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
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one0
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one1
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneYes
Number of RGB LED pin headersKnown for one3
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Line-inKnown for oneYes
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A
HDMI versionKnown for one2.1
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet5 Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersNot availableWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
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), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.4
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyAMDAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B840Intel B860
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Product colourDiffersMulticolourBlack
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11, Windows 10 x64Windows 11 x64
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC897
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsDiffers13
Number of M.2 (M) slots22
1st M.2 largest key size22802280
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size256 Mbit256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.5
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one3.7
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one260 mm
Package depthKnown for one270 mm
Package heightKnown for one51.5 mm
Package weightKnown for one924 g
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers236 mm220 mm
DepthDiffers229 mm243.8 mm
HeightKnown for one36.5 mm
Other featuresidentical
WeightKnown for one563 g

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