ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-Plus WiFi vs MSI Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI Motherboard Comparison

ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-Plus WiFi and MSI Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI are both motherboards with the same Socket (LGA1700), Form factor (ATX) and Chipset (Intel Z790). The main differences are in Audio Channels, Max LAN Speed, Back I/O Ports and PCI-Express x16 Slots.

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ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-Plus WiFi	MSI Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI
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Brand ASUS	Brand MSI
Model TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI 90MB1D80-M0EAY0 90MB1D80-M0AAY0 90MB1D80-M1AAY0	Model Z790 GAMING PLUS WIFI 7E06-026R
Release Date 📅 December 2022	Release Date -
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Series TUF	Series -
Socket LGA1700	Socket LGA1700
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset Intel Z790	Chipset Intel Z790
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support No	ECC RAM Support No
Audio Chipset -	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC897
Audio Channels Realtek S1220A 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC	Audio Channels 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio
Max LAN Speed 1 x Intel® 2.5Gb EthernetTUF LANGuard	Max LAN Speed 2.5Gbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI port 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port 5 x Audio jacks 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port	Back I/O Ports 1 x Keyboard / Mouse 1 x DisplayPort 3 x USB 2.0 1 x 2.5G LAN Port 1 x Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Antenna 6 x Audio Connectors 1 x Flash BIOS Button 1 x HDMI 2.1 Port 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 5Gbps Type-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps Type-C 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps Type-A
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 6E	Wi-Fi Generation 6E
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 3
PCI-Express x4 Slots 1	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 2	PCI-Express x1 Slots 1
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 4	M.2 Ports 4
M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 192 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 192 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0