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MSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAX vs MSI B450M Mortar

    MSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAX Motherboard
    MSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAX
      MSI B450M Mortar Motherboard
      MSI B450M Mortar
      Editiorial reviews
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      3 editorial reviews
      MSi B450M Mortar (Electronic): 4.8 out of 5 stars from 6 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
      B450M Mortar We haven't seen many B450 motherboards in for review since they launched, so today is a good day. I have in my hands, the B450M Mortar from MSI. We loved their B350 version which joined us with the previous Ryzen launches, and they should be a nice upgrade for it. It's still pretty much the same design, but a few nips and tweaks are included. Of course, it comes with the right BIOS out of the box too, making it compatible with Ryzen 2000 series CPUs and more. There haven't been many mATX Ryzen motherboards either, so it'sRead more
      As a spin-off for this month's Labs test, we've also included MSI's B450M Mortar micro-ATX motherboard in the roundup. It first appears to be a B450 TomahawkRead more
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      User rating
      43
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      43 user ratings
      5 stars
      		39 %
      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      2 stars
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      4.2 out of 5
      38 user ratings
      5 stars
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      4 stars
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      3 stars
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      2 stars
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      Full Comparison

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      General

      MSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAXMSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAX
      MSI B450M MortarMSI B450M Mortar
      Motherboard typeATXMicro-ATX
      Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4

      Memory

      MSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAXMSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAX
      MSI B450M MortarMSI B450M Mortar
      Supported memory bus clock
      • 2400 MHz
      • 1866 MHz
      • 2133 MHz
      • 2667 MHz
      • 2800 MHz
      • 2933 MHz
      • 3000 MHz
      • 2667 MHz
      • 3200 MHz
      • 3466 MHz
      • 3733 MHz
      • 3866 MHz
      • 4000 MHz
      • 4133 MHz
      • 3066 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
      Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB

      Audio properties

      MSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAXMSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAX
      MSI B450M MortarMSI B450M Mortar
      Audio codecRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC892

      Technical details

      MSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAXMSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAX
      MSI B450M MortarMSI B450M Mortar
      Maximum number of processors11

      BIOS

      MSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAXMSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAX
      MSI B450M MortarMSI B450M Mortar
      BIOS featuresMSI ClickBIOS 5
      • BIOS FlashBack+
      • MSI ClickBIOS 5

      Dimensions

      MSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAXMSI B450 Gaming PLUS MAX
      MSI B450M MortarMSI B450M Mortar
      Width12.01 in9.61 in
      Depth9.61 in9.61 in

      Pros & Cons

      Pros
          Cons

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