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MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC vs MSI B450 Tomahawk

    MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC Motherboard
    MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard
      MSI B450 Tomahawk
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      With the release of AMD's latest chipset, B450, the world's motherboard manufacturers have been busy preparing their offerings. Today we look at MSI's flagship, the B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC....Read more
      The AMD B450 series chipset is here, with the full-size ATX MSI B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC. MSI is walking the tightrope of a budget board that still offers a premium experience, for example it has two M.2 slots, full RGB support and WiFi.Read more
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      Full Comparison

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      General

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
      Motherboard typeATXATX
      Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4

      Memory

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
      Supported memory bus clock
      • 2400 MHz
      • 1866 MHz
      • 2133 MHz
      • 2667 MHz
      • 2800 MHz
      • 2933 MHz
      • 3000 MHz
      • 2667 MHz
      • 3200 MHz
      • 3466 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
      Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
      Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB
      Number of memory slots44
      Memory channelsDualDual
      ECCyesyes
      Non-ECCyesyes

      Audio properties

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
      Audio codecRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC892
      Audio output channels7.17.1

      Graphics

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
      Parallel processing technology support2-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX
      Maximum resolution
      • 4096
      • 2160
      • 4096
      • 2160

      Technical details

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
      Compatible processor seriesAMD RyzenAMD Ryzen
      Maximum number of processors11
      Maximum number of SMP processors11

      BIOS

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
      BIOS typeUEFIUEFI AMI
      BIOS features
      • Multilingual BIOS
      • UEFI BIOS
      • BIOS FlashBack+
      • MSI ClickBIOS 5
      • BIOS FlashBack+
      • MSI ClickBIOS 5

      Storage

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
      Supported drive types
      • HDD
      • SSD
      • HDD
      • SSD
      RAID levels
      • 0
      • 1
      • 10
      • 0
      • 1
      • 10

      Internal I/O ports

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
      Serial port headers11
      CPU fan connectoryesyes
      Number of chassis fan connectors44
      EPS power connector (8-pin)yesyes
      ATX Power connector (24-pin)YY
      TPM connectoryesyes
      Number of SATA III connectors66

      Rear panel I/O ports

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      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
      DVI-D ports quantity11

      Network

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
      Ethernet LAN (Network)yesyes
      LAN controllerIntel I211ATRealtek RTL8111H
      Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet

      Dimensions

      MSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON ACMSI B450 Gaming Pro CARBON AC
      MSI B450 TomahawkMSI B450 Tomahawk
      Width12.01 in12.01 in
      Depth9.61 in9.61 in

      Pros & Cons

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