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ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero against MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5

ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 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.

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 Maximus Z890 Hero: 98

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 80

    18 ptsto the left

Price and value

Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.

  • Value, points per $100

    ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 22.8

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 32.9

    44%to the right

  • Typical price

    ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: $429

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: $243

    $186to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Memory ceiling

    ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 9600 MT/s

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 7800 MT/s

    23%to the left

  • M.2 slots

    ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 5

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 4

    25%to the left

  • PCIe generation

    ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: 5

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 5

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The verdict

  • The ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero scores 23% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5 typically costs $186 less.
  • Per dollar, the MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5 is the better buy: 32.9 points per $100 against 22.8.

Specifications

SpecASUS ROG Maximus Z890 HeroMSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5
SocketLGA1851LGA1700
ChipsetZ890Z790
SizeATXATX
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Memory ceiling9600 MT/s (better)7800 MT/s
M.2 slots5 (better)4
PCIeGen 5Gen 5
Wi-FiYesYes
BrandASUSMSI
Released2024 (better)2022
Typical price$429$243 (better)

The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.

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