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MSI B450 Tomahawk MAX Motherboard
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MSI B450M Mortar MAX Motherboard
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MSI X470 Gaming Pro Motherboard
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MSI X570-A Pro - ATX Motherboard
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AMD X470 is the top motherboard chipset for AMD's AM4 socket but it comes with a noticeable price prRead more
Looking for a relatively cheap motherboard? The MSI B450 Tomahawk has amazing value which is why this could just be what you are looking for.Read more
MSi B450 Tomahawk Max (Miscellaneous Computer Accessory): 4.8 out of 5 stars from 13 genuine reviews on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read more
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MSi B450M Mortar Max (Miscellaneous Computer Accessory): 5 out of 5 stars on Australia's largest opinion site ProductReview.com.au.Read 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
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
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MSI X470 Gaming Plus Review: How low do you want to go?Read more
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3.9 out of 5
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General

Motherboard typeATXMicro-ATXATXATX
Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4Socket AM4Socket AM4

Memory

Supported memory bus clock
  • 2400 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3466 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
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 4133 MHz
  • 3066 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3066 MHz
  • 2400 MHz
  • 1866 MHz
  • 2133 MHz
  • 2800 MHz
  • 3000 MHz
  • 2667 MHz
  • 2933 MHz
  • 3466 MHz
  • 3733 MHz
  • 3600 MHz
  • 3866 MHz
  • 4000 MHz
  • 4133 MHz
  • 4400 MHz
  • 4266 MHz
  • 3200 MHz
  • 3066 MHz
RAM technologyDDR4DDR4DDR4DDR4
Maximum RAM size64 GB64 GB64 GB128 GB
Memory slots type
N/A
DIMMDIMMDIMM
Number of memory slots
N/A
444
Memory channels
N/A
DualDualDual
Non-ECC
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Unbuffered memory
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ECC
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Audio properties

Audio codecRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC892Realtek ALC892Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels
N/A
7.17.17.1

Technical details

Maximum number of processors1111
Compatible processor series
N/A
AMD Ryzen
  • AMD A
  • AMD Athlon
  • AMD Ryzen
AMD Ryzen
Maximum number of SMP processors
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Dimensions

Width12.01 in9.61 in12.01 in11.97 in
Depth9.61 in9.61 in9.61 in9.57 in

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