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Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 against MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5

Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 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

    Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: 84

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 80

    4 ptsto the left

Price and value

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

  • Value, points per $100

    Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: 36.5

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 32.9

    11%to the left

  • Typical price

    Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: $230

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: $243

    $13to the left

From the spec sheets

  • Memory ceiling

    Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: 8200 MT/s

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 7800 MT/s

    5%to the left

  • M.2 slots

    Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: 3

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 4

    33%to the right

  • PCIe generation

    Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7: 5

    MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5: 5

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The verdict

  • The Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 scores 5% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 typically costs $13 less.
  • Per dollar, the Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 is the better buy: 36.5 points per $100 against 32.9.

Specifications

SpecGigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7MSI MAG Z790 Tomahawk WiFi DDR5
SocketAM5LGA1700
ChipsetX870Z790
SizeATXATX
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Memory ceiling8200 MT/s (better)7800 MT/s
M.2 slots34 (better)
PCIeGen 5Gen 5
Wi-FiYesYes
BrandGigabyteMSI
Released2024 (better)2022
Typical price$230 (better)$243

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

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