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ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II against MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi

MSI MPG X870E Carbon 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 Z790-A Gaming WiFi II: 88

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 92

    4 ptsto the right

Price and value

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

  • Value, points per $100

    ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II: 19.1

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 23.6

    24%to the right

  • Typical price

    ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II: $460

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: $390

    $70to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Memory ceiling

    ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II: 8000 MT/s

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 8400 MT/s

    5%to the right

  • M.2 slots

    ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II: 5

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 4

    25%to the left

  • PCIe generation

    ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II: 5

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 5

    level

The verdict

  • The MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi scores 5% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi typically costs $70 less.
  • Per dollar, the MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi is the better buy: 23.6 points per $100 against 19.1.

Specifications

SpecASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi IIMSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi
SocketLGA1700AM5
ChipsetZ790X870E
SizeATXATX
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Memory ceiling8000 MT/s8400 MT/s (better)
M.2 slots5 (better)4
PCIeGen 5Gen 5
Wi-FiYesYes
BrandASUSMSI
Released20232024 (better)
Typical price$460$390 (better)

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

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