MSI B850MPOWER vs A88XM-E35 Motherboard Comparison

MSI B850MPOWER and MSI A88XM-E35 are both motherboards with the same Form factor (Micro ATX), PCI-Express x16 Slots (1) and RAM Slots (2). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and Wireless LAN.

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MSI B850MPOWER	MSI A88XM-E35
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Brand MSI	Brand MSI
Model B850MPOWER	Model A88XM-E35
Release Date -	Release Date -
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Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►
Socket AM5	Socket FM2+
Form factor Micro ATX	Form factor Micro ATX
Chipset AMD B850	Chipset AMD A88X
Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7400Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz 8000Mhz 8200Mhz 8400Mhz	Supported Memory DDR3 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1866Mhz 2133Mhz
* 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
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN No
Wi-Fi Generation 7	Wi-Fi Generation -
PCI-Express x16 Slots 1	PCI-Express x16 Slots 1
PCI-Express x4 Slots 1	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 1
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 2	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 4	M.2 Ports 0
M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support -
RAM Slots 2	RAM Slots 2
Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 32 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0