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ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi against MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi

Level on the overall index; the details below decide it. 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 MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 92

    level

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 MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 23.6

    34%to the left

  • Typical price

    ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi: $290

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: $390

    $100to the left

From the spec sheets

  • Memory ceiling

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

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 8400 MT/s

    10%to the left

  • M.2 slots

    ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi: 5

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 4

    25%to the left

  • PCIe generation

    ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi: 5

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 5

    level

The verdict

  • ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi and MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi are level on spec score.
  • The ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi typically costs $100 less.
  • Per dollar, the ASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFi is the better buy: 31.7 points per $100 against 23.6.

Specifications

SpecASUS ROG Strix Z890-A Gaming WiFiMSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi
SocketLGA1851AM5
ChipsetZ890X870E
SizeATXATX
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Memory ceiling9200 MT/s (better)8400 MT/s
M.2 slots5 (better)4
PCIeGen 5Gen 5
Wi-FiYesYes
BrandASUSMSI
Released20242024
Typical price$290 (better)$390

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

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