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ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi against MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5

ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi 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 X870E-E Gaming WiFi: 96

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 80

    16 ptsto the left

Price and value

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

  • Value, points per $100

    ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi: 24.6

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 32.9

    34%to the right

  • Typical price

    ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi: $391

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: $243

    $148to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Memory ceiling

    ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi: 8400 MT/s

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 7800 MT/s

    8%to the left

  • M.2 slots

    ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi: 5

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 4

    25%to the left

  • PCIe generation

    ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi: 5

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 5

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The verdict

  • The ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi scores 20% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5 typically costs $148 less.
  • Per dollar, the MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5 is the better buy: 32.9 points per $100 against 24.6.

Specifications

SpecASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFiMSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5
SocketAM5LGA1700
ChipsetX870EZ790
SizeATXATX
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Memory ceiling8400 MT/s (better)7800 MT/s
M.2 slots5 (better)4
PCIeGen 5Gen 5
Wi-FiYesYes
BrandASUSMSI
Released2024 (better)2022
Typical price$391$243 (better)

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

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