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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1) vs MSI MAG X870E GAMING MAX WIFI

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  • 61specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 38identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 6
    • 7
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 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
    • 5
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DisplayPorts quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Top Wi-Fi standard
    • Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
    • Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)

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106 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1)View product
B

MSI

MAG X870E GAMING MAX WIFIView product
Processoridentical
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one256 GB
Memory1 differ
Memory slot pin countKnown for one288
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers4400,4800,5200,5600,5800,6000,6200,6400,6600,6800,7000,7200,7400,7600,7800,7900,7950,8000,8200 MHz4800,5600,6000,6400,8200 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Maximum internal memory per slotKnown for one64 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersPCI Express 4.0, PCI Express 5.0, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers67
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one4
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Maximum resolutionKnown for one3840 x 2160 pixels
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one1
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneYes
Number of RGB LED pin headersKnown for one4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one0
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers52
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers12
Headphone outputsKnown for one2
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A, USB Type-C
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
USB4 Gen 2x2 ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI versionKnown for one2.1
Network4 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet5 Gigabit Ethernet
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)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), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneRealtek RTL8852CE
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.35.4
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8126
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B850AMD X870E
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220
PC health monitoringDiffersFan, Temperature, Voltage, Water coolingCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers23
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers251102280
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one1
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one4.0
BIOS3 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers256 Mbit512 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers5.06.5
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionDiffers2.73.7
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Antenna includedKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one0

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