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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HERO vs MSI B850M GAMING PRO WIFI6E

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  • 62specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 36identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • M.2, SATA III
    • M.2
  • Number of HDDs supported
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 9
    • 6
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4

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101 specifications
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ASUS

ROG CROSSHAIR X870E DARK HEROView product
B

MSI

B850M GAMING PRO WIFI6EView product
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one4800,5600,6000,6400,8200 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one8200 MHz
Storage controllers4 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIIM.2
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers42
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers96
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connectorsKnown for one2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of temperature sensor headersKnown for one1
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one2
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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers63
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers31
USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantityKnown for one2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1
HDMI versionKnown for one2.1
Network4 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers5 Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)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)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneMediaTek MT7927
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.45.3
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8125D
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD X870EAMD B850
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC4082Realtek ALC897
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11Windows 11 x64
Expansion slots5 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsDiffers21
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers52
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers221102280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers5.04.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one4.0
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
4th M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one4.0
5th M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one4.0
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one6.5
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one3.7
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one308 mm
Package depthKnown for one367 mm
Package heightKnown for one110 mm
Package weightKnown for one4.43 kg
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Antenna includedKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Screws includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one0

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