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ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi against MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi

ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A 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 Z890-A Gaming WiFi: 92

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: 80

    12 ptsto the left

Price and value

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

  • Value, points per $100

    ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi: 31.7

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: 38.1

    20%to the right

  • Typical price

    ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi: $290

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: $210

    $80to the right

From the spec sheets

  • Memory ceiling

    ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi: 9200 MT/s

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: 8200 MT/s

    12%to the left

  • M.2 slots

    ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi: 5

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: 3

    67%to the left

  • PCIe generation

    ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi: 5

    MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi: 5

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The verdict

  • The ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi scores 15% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi typically costs $80 less.
  • Per dollar, the MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi is the better buy: 38.1 points per $100 against 31.7.

Specifications

SpecASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFiMSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max WiFi
SocketLGA1851AM5
ChipsetZ890B850
SizeATXATX
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Memory ceiling9200 MT/s (better)8200 MT/s
M.2 slots5 (better)3
PCIeGen 5Gen 5
Wi-FiYesYes
BrandASUSMSI
Released20242025 (better)
Typical price$290$210 (better)

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

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