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MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi 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

    MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi: 86

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 92

    6 ptsto the right

Price and value

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

  • Value, points per $100

    MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi: 35.2

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 23.6

    49%to the left

  • Typical price

    MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi: $244

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: $390

    $146to the left

From the spec sheets

  • Memory ceiling

    MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi: 9200 MT/s

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 8400 MT/s

    10%to the left

  • M.2 slots

    MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi: 4

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 4

    level

  • PCIe generation

    MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi: 5

    MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi: 5

    level

The verdict

  • The MSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi scores 7% higher on the ScoutSpecs index.
  • The MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi typically costs $146 less.
  • Per dollar, the MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi is the better buy: 35.2 points per $100 against 23.6.

Specifications

SpecMSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFiMSI MPG X870E Carbon WiFi
SocketLGA1851AM5
ChipsetZ890X870E
SizeATXATX
MemoryDDR5DDR5
Memory ceiling9200 MT/s (better)8400 MT/s
M.2 slots44
PCIeGen 5Gen 5
Wi-FiYesYes
BrandMSIMSI
Released20242024
Typical price$244 (better)$390

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

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