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ASUS ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi against MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5

MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5 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 Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi: 78

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 80

    2 ptsto the right

Price and value

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

  • Value, points per $100

    ASUS ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi: 23.7

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 32.9

    39%to the right

  • Typical price

    ASUS ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi: $329

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: $243

    $86to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Memory ceiling

    ASUS ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi: 8000 MT/s

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 7800 MT/s

    3%to the left

  • M.2 slots

    ASUS ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi: 2

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 4

    100%to the right

  • PCIe generation

    ASUS ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFi: 5

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 5

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The verdict

  • The MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5 scores 3% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5 typically costs $86 less.
  • Per dollar, the MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5 is the better buy: 32.9 points per $100 against 23.7.

Specifications

SpecASUS ROG Strix B850-I Gaming WiFiMSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5
SocketAM5LGA1700
ChipsetB850Z790
SizeITXATX
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Memory ceiling8000 MT/s (better)7800 MT/s
M.2 slots24 (better)
PCIeGen 5Gen 5
Wi-FiYesYes
BrandASUSMSI
Released2025 (better)2022
Typical price$329$243 (better)

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

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