GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE vs MSI PRO X870E-P WIFI

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

21 differences
SpecificationGIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICEMSI PRO X870E-P WIFI
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers14
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers12
HDMI versionDiffers1.42.1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers52
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers251102280
2nd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers221102580
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsDiffers21
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers4400,4800,5200,5600,5800,6000,6200,6600,6800,7000,7200,7400,7600,7900,7950,8000,8200 MHz4800,5600,8200 MHz
Ethernet interface typeDiffers2.5 Gigabit Ethernet5 Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)802.11a, 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
PC health monitoringDiffersFan, Temperature, Voltage, Water coolingCPU, Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64Windows 11 x64
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen™ 9000 Series, AMD Ryzen™ 8000 Series, AMD Ryzen™ 7000 SeriesAMD Ryzen™ 9000/ 8000/ 7000 Series Desktop Processors
DepthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm
WidthDiffers305 mm243.8 mm
Audio output channelsDiffers2/4/5.1/7.1-channel7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B850AMD X870E
Additional I/O headersDiffers1x RGB LED header, 3x ARGB LED headers3x Addressable V2 RGB LED connector (JARGB_V2)
PCI SupportDiffers1 x PCI Express x16 slot (PCIEX16), integrated in the CPU3x PCI-E x16 slot, 1x PCI-E x1 slot
Product nameDiffersB850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICEPRO X870E-P WIFI
ATX Power connector (24-pin)SameYesYes
CPU fan connectorSameYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)SameYesYes
Number of SATA III connectorsSame44
RGB LED pin headerSameYesYes
Total number of SATA connectorsSame44
TPM connectorSameYesYes
DisplayPort versionSame1.41.4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsSame11
HDMI ports quantitySame11
USB 2.0 ports quantitySame44
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationSame5.05.0
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationSame4.04.0
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationSame4.04.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeSame2211022110
Number of M.2 (M) slotsSame33
ECC сompatibilitySameNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memorySame256 GB256 GB
Memory channelsSameDual-channelDual-channel
Memory slots typeSameDIMMDIMM
Number of memory slotsSame44
Supported memory clock speed (max)Same8200 MHz8200 MHz
Supported memory typesSameDDR5DDR5
BluetoothSameYesYes
Bluetooth versionSame5.45.4
Ethernet LANSameYesYes
Top Wi-Fi standardSameWi-Fi 7 (802.11be)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-FiSameYesYes
RAID supportSameYesYes
Supported storage drive interfacesSameM.2, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
Supported storage drive typesSameHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Component forSamePCPC
Motherboard chipset familySameAMDAMD
Motherboard form factorSameATXATX
Processor manufacturerSameAMDAMD
Processor socketSameSocket AM5Socket AM5
Supported processor socketsSameSocket AM5Socket AM5
On-board graphics cardSameNoNo
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantitySame22
Built-in WiFiSameWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
12V power connectornot knownYesnot known
Front panel audio connectornot knownYesnot known
Front panel connectornot knownYesnot known
Number of chassis fan connectorsnot known3not known
Number of CPU fan connectorsnot known2not known
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)not known1not known
Number of RGB LED pin headersnot known4not known
Number of water pump connectorsnot known2not known
Serial port headersnot known1not known
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsnot knownnot known1
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connectorsnot known1not known
Graphics outputnot known1 x DisplayPortnot known
HDCPnot knownYesnot known
Headphone outputsnot known1not known
Microphone innot knownYesnot known
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)not known1not known
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantitynot known1not known
PCI Express x1 slotsnot knownnot known1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsnot knownnot known1
PCI Express x16 slotsnot knownnot known3
Maximum internal memory per slotnot known64 GBnot known
Unbuffered memorynot knownYesnot known
LAN controllernot knownnot knownRealtek 8126VB 5G LAN
WLAN controller modelnot knownRealtek RTL8922AEnot known
ACPI versionnot known5.0not known
BIOS memory sizenot known256 Mbitnot known
BIOS typenot knownAMI UEFI BIOSnot known
Clear CMOS buttonnot knownYesnot known
Clear CMOS jumpernot knownYesnot known
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionnot known2.7not known
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionnot known2.7not known
Battery capacitynot known220 mAhnot known
Battery technologynot knownLithium-Manganese Dioxide (LiMnO2)not known
Battery typenot knownCR2032not known
Battery weightnot known3 gnot known
Lithium weight per batterynot known0.07 gnot known
Number of battery cellsnot known1not known
Number of HDDs supportednot known4not known
Number of storage drives supportednot known7not known
RAID levelsnot known0, 1, 10not known
Maximum resolutionnot known4096 x 2160 pixelsnot known
Heightnot known35 mmnot known
Weightnot known2.16 kgnot known
Audio chipnot knownRealtek ALC897not known
Parallel processing technology supportnot knownNot supportednot known
DirectX versionnot known12.0not known
WiFi-AP antenna jacknot known2not known
Power source typenot knownATXnot known
Bundled softwarenot knownNorton Internet Security (OEM version) LAN bandwidth management softwarenot known
Batteries includednot knownYesnot known
Compatible operating systemsnot knownWindows 11 64-bitnot known
Country of originnot knownChinanot known
Warranty periodnot known3 year(s)not known
Maximum memorynot knownnot known256 GB
Antenna includednot knownYesnot known
Screws includednot knownYesnot known
Package depthnot known270 mmnot known
Package heightnot known80 mmnot known
Package weightnot known2.46 kgnot known
Package widthnot known335 mmnot known
Products per shipping (inner) casenot known1 pc(s)not known