Left · Gigabyte
Gigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice
Spec score
Spec score 74
$170
Amazon US, Oct 24
Gigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice against MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk 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.
Right · MSI
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi
Spec score
Spec score 74
$155
Amazon US, Oct 24
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
Gigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice: 74
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi: 74
level
Price and value
Worked on typical prices, the figures the comparison is built on.
Value, points per $100
Gigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice: 38.9
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi: 42
8%to the right
Typical price
Gigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice: $190
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi: $176
$14to the right
From the spec sheets
Memory ceiling
Gigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice: 8600 MT/s
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi: 7800 MT/s
10%to the left
M.2 slots
Gigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice: 3
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi: 3
level
PCIe generation
Gigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice: 5
MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi: 4
25%to the left
The verdict
- Gigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice and MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi are level on spec score.
- The MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi typically costs $14 less.
Specifications
| Spec | Gigabyte B860M Aorus Elite WiFi6E Ice | MSI MAG B650 Tomahawk WiFi |
|---|---|---|
| Socket | LGA1851 | AM5 |
| Chipset | B860 | B650 |
| Size | MATX | ATX |
| Memory | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory ceiling | 8600 MT/s (better) | 7800 MT/s |
| M.2 slots | 3 | 3 |
| PCIe | Gen 5 (better) | Gen 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Yes | Yes |
| Brand | Gigabyte | MSI |
| Released | 2025 (better) | 2022 |
| Typical price | $190 | $176 (better) |
The better figure of each pair is in green, with a tick.