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GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 vs MSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI

35 of 70 fields differ

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  • 26 different values
  • 9 known for one only
  • 28 the same
  • 7 missing for both

Biggest differences

Each bar uses the scale of all 87 motherboards.

  1. Rear USB-C portsA: 1B: 3MSI is 3 times higher.
  2. Ethernet speedA: 2.5GbpsB: 5GbpsMSI is 2.5 Gbps higher.
  3. PCIe 5.0 M.2 slotsA: 1B: 2MSI has 1 more.
  4. M.2 slotsA: 3B: 4MSI has 1 more.
  5. Fan headersA: 6B: 8MSI has 2 more.

Size, drawn to scale

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All 78 fields

Every value links to where we found it.

AGIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7
BMSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI

General

3 of 9 differ
Announced
Not available
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Predecessor
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Successor
Not available
Not available
Launch price (EU)
Not available
Not available
Markets
Not available
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Colours
Not available
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Board revision
Not available
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Platform

1 of 4 differ
Chipset

Board

1 of 5 differ
Board dimensions

Power delivery

5 of 6 differ
VRM controller
Not available

Memory

2 of 6 differ
Max memory
Max memory speed (overclocked)
ECC memory
CUDIMM support
Not available

Expansion slots

1 of 3 differ
Full-length PCIe slots
3
3
Fastest PCIe x16 slot generation
5
5

Storage

3 of 4 differ
M.2 storage slots
BMSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI
SlotPCIe generationPCIe lanesConnected toLongest driveTakes SATA drivesHeatsinkShares lanes with
M2_154CPUM.2 22110NoYesNot available
M2_254CPUM.2 2280NoYesRear USB 40Gbps Type-C ports. Both run at PCIe 5.0 x2 when M2_2 is used. Setting M2_2 to x4 in the BIOS turns off the USB 40Gbps ports
M2_342ChipsetM.2 2280NoYesPCI_E3 slot runs at x2 when M2_3 is used. Setting PCI_E3 to x4 in the BIOS turns off M2_3
M2_444ChipsetM.2 2280NoYesNot available
M.2 slots
3
4
PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots
1
2

Rear ports

4 of 5 differ
Rear ports
BMSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI
TypeVersionCountMax link rate (Gbps)Thunderbolt or USB4DP Alt Mode
USB-CUSB4240USB4Yes
USB-CUSB 3.2 Gen 2110Not availableNot available
USB-AUSB 3.2 Gen 2210Not availableNot available
USB-AUSB 3.2 Gen 135Not availableNot available
USB-AUSB 2.040.48Not availableNot available
HDMIHDMI 2.11Not availableNot availableNot available
Ethernet (RJ45)Not available15Not availableNot available
3.5 mm audioNot available2Not availableNot availableNot available
Optical S/PDIFNot available1Not availableNot availableNot available
Rear USB ports
12
12
Rear USB-C ports
1
3
Fastest rear USB port
10Gbps
40Gbps
Thunderbolt
Not available
No

Internal connectors

2 of 5 differ
Internal USB headers
BMSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI
HeaderMax data rate (Gbps)HeadersFront ports servedPower out (W)
USB-C header201127
USB 3 header (19-pin)524Not available
USB 2.0 header (9-pin)0.4824Not available
Front USB-C header speed
20Gbps
20Gbps
Fan headers
ARGB headers

Networking

4 of 9 differ
Ethernet ports
1
1
Ethernet speed
2.5Gbps
5Gbps
Wi-Fi module

Audio

1 of 2 differ
Audio codec
Not available
DAC chip
Not available
Not available

Features

4 of 7 differ
Tool-free features

Measured

3 of 3 differ
VRM temperature under CPU load
Not available
Power draw idle
Not available
Power draw CPU stress
Not available

In the box

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In the box
1 x Quick installation guide, 1 x European Union regulatory notices, 1 x USB Drive, 2 x SATA Cables, 1 x EZ Front Panel Cable, 1 x 1 to 3 EZ Conn-Cable (V2), 1 x EZ Wi-Fi Antenna, 1 x Cable sticker, 3 x EZ M.2 Clip II, 1 x EZ M.2 Clip II Remover1Owner's manualtrovaprezzi.it/manuali/msi_mag_x870_tomahawk_wifi.pdfRead 14 October 2026Page 23 package contents.

Warranty

None of 1 known
Manufacturer warranty (source market)
Not available
Not available

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