GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1) vs MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II

Key differences

The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has 400 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1) (8400 MHz vs 8000 MHz). The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has 1 more storage drives supported than the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1) (8 vs 7). The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1) (4 vs 2). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) on the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II. Motherboard chipset: AMD B650 on the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1), AMD B850 on the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II.

• Supported memory clock speed (max)
  • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):8000 MHz
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:8400 MHz
• Number of storage drives supported
  • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):7
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:8
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):2
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:4
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
  • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):1
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:4
• USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
  • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):0
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:1
• Number of CPU fan connectors
  • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):1
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:6
• Number of RGB LED pin headers
  • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):4
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:3
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):5
  • MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:1