GIGABYTE A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1) vs MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II

Key differences

The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1) (4 vs 2). The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has 3,300 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1) (8400 MHz vs 5100 MHz). The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has 192 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1) (256 GB vs 64 GB). Only the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has Wi-Fi. Processor socket: Socket AM4 on the GIGABYTE A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1), Socket AM5 on the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II.

• Processor socket
  • A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1):Socket AM4
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:Socket AM5
• Supported processor sockets
  • A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1):Socket AM4
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:Socket AM5
• Supported memory types
  • A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1):DDR4-SDRAM
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:DDR5-SDRAM
• Number of memory slots
  • A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1):2
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:4
• ECC сompatibility
  • A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1):ECC & Non-ECC
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:Non-ECC
• Supported memory clock speed (max)
  • A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1):5100 MHz
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:8400 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1):64 GB
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:256 GB
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • A520M K V2 (Rev. 1.1):PCI Express 3.0, SATA III
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:M.2, Micro SATA III