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Asus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming vs MSI B450 Tomahawk

Asus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming Motherboard
Asus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard
MSI B450 Tomahawk
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Full Comparison

General

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Motherboard typeMicro-ATXATX
Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4

Memory

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2666 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3533 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
Memory channelsDualDual
ECCyesyes

Audio properties

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Audio codecRealtek ALC S1220ARealtek ALC892
Audio output channels8.07.1

Graphics

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Parallel processing technology supportCrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolution
  • 4096
  • 2160
  • 4096
  • 2160

Technical details

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Compatible processor seriesAMD RyzenAMD Ryzen
Maximum number of processors11

BIOS

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS features
  • Multilingual BIOS
  • ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution
  • UEFI BIOS
  • ASUS EZ Flash 3
  • ACPI 6.1 support
  • SMBIOS 3.1 support
  • BIOS FlashBack+
  • MSI ClickBIOS 5

Storage

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
RAID levels
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10
  • 0
  • 1
  • 10

Internal I/O ports

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
CPU fan connectoryesyes
Number of chassis fan connectors24
EPS power connector (8-pin)yesyes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YY
Number of SATA III connectors66

Rear panel I/O ports

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Microphone inputyesyes
Headphone outputs11
HDMI ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 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 quantity22
DVI-D ports quantity11

Network

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyes
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111HRealtek RTL8111H
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet

Dimensions

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GamingAsus TUF B450M-PRO Gaming
MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
Width9.61 in12.01 in
Depth9.61 in9.61 in

Pros & Cons

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