Left · ASUS
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
Spec score
Spec score 98
$540
Amazon US, Oct 24
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero against MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero leads on the overall index. The price beside each button is the Amazon US reading where ScoutPrices has one; the comparison below is worked on typical prices.
Right · MSI
MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi
Spec score
Spec score 92
$390
Amazon US, Oct 24
Head to head
Scores
Indices out of 100 on ScoutSpecs' own scale, one per kind of work. They are not frames per second and not a measurement of any one sample.
Spec score
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 98
MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 92
6 ptsto the left
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 17.4
MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 23.6
36%to the right
Typical price
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: $563
MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: $390
$173to the right
From the spec sheets
Memory ceiling
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 8800 MT/s
MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 8400 MT/s
5%to the left
M.2 slots
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 5
MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 4
25%to the left
PCIe generation
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: 5
MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 5
level
The verdict
- The ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero scores 7% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
- The MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi typically costs $173 less.
- Per dollar, the MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi is the better buy: 23.6 points per $100 against 17.4.
Specifications
| Spec | ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero | MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | AM5 | AM5 |
| Chipset | X870E | X870E |
| Size | ATX | ATX |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory ceiling | 8800 MT/s (better) | 8400 MT/s |
| M.2 slots | 5 (better) | 4 |
| PCIe | Gen 5 | Gen 5 |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | ASUS | MSI |
| Released | 2024 | 2024 |
| Typical price | $563 | $390 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.