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ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4 vs MSI B450 Tomahawk

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4 Motherboard
MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard
MSI B450 Tomahawk
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With all of the overclocking and less of the cost, can ASRock’s little Fatal1ty B450 Gaming-ITX/ac stand up to its X-series rivals?Read more
Today, we’ll be taking a look at the ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4 Motherboard. This motherboard aimed at the mainstream market, and utilizes the latest AMD B450 chipset which is suitable for both 1st and 2nd ...Read more
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Full Comparison

General

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Motherboard typeATXATX
Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4

Memory

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3066 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB
Number of memory slots44

Audio properties

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Audio codecRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.17.1

Graphics

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Maximum resolution
  • 4096
  • 2160
  • 4096
  • 2160

Technical details

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Compatible processor seriesAMD RyzenAMD Ryzen
Maximum number of processors11

BIOS

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS features
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • JumperFree
  • SMBIOS 2.3 support
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ACPI 5.1 support
  • BIOS FlashBack+
  • MSI ClickBIOS 5

Internal I/O ports

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
CPU fan connectoryesyes
Number of chassis fan connectors34
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YY
TPM connectoryesyes
Number of SATA III connectors66

Rear panel I/O ports

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
HDMI ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity42

Network

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyes
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111HRealtek RTL8111H
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet

Dimensions

ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4ASRock Fatal1ty B450 Gaming K4
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Width12.01 in12.01 in
Depth8.82 in9.61 in

Pros & Cons

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