MSI MPG X670E CARBON WIFI Motherboard, ATX - Supports AMD Ryzen 7000 Series Processors, AM5 - 18 Duet Rail 90A Power Stage, DDR5 Memory Boost 6600+MHz/OC, 2 x PCIe 5.0 x16, 2 x M.2 Gen5, Wi-Fi 6E

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Maximum 6 x M.2 Connectors: Onboard and exclusive M.2 XPANDER-Z GEN5 DUAL PCI-Express card offer totally sextuple M.2 connectors for the maximum storage performance. The double-sided Shield Frozr design keeps M.2 SSDs safe while preventing throttling, making them run faster. The ROG Strix X670E-I Gaming is an impressive ITX board, using ten 110A power stages for the vcore it ran very cool and although it features active cooling it was always silent in our testing. Admittedly, we tested it under the same conditions as all the other boards, so in a cramped ITX case it will likely run a bit hotter, but we're confident it's up to the task. Special thanks to MSI for providing us with the MPG X670E Carbon WiFi Motherboard motherboard to review. An expensive motherboard but worth it if you will use the extra features. By far the biggest draw for this board (as another reviewer pointed out) is that is does not take away from the GPU lanes if all NVME/Sata slots are populated. This is massive compared to most other AM5 boards if you hold a lot of data/media. I originally had a Strix motherboard but felt like I could never use the 4th slot, which kind of defeated the point of having it. M.2 Shield Frozr: Both M.2 slots with Shield Frozr are built for high-performance systems and a non-stop gaming experience

Unlike the MSI MEG X670E ACE, the feature set on the MPG X670E Carbon WiFi is more modest, which has: LAN with LAN Manager, BlueTooth 5.2, and AMD Wi-Fi 6E Solution: Upgraded network solution for professional and multimedia use; delivers a secure, stable, and fast network connection For recording temperatures we're using a digital thermometer with K-Type thermocouples and we'll be reporting the peak rear PCB temperature. Finally, we're not reporting Delta-T over Ambient, instead I maintain a room temperature of 21 degrees and to ensure a consistent ambient temperature a thermocouple is positioned next to the test system.

Price comparison

The motherboard comes equipped with three PCI-E x16 slots, of which two are PCIe 5.0, with the remainder being PCIe 4.0. The inclusion of MSI Steel Armor soldering helps with overall rigidity when mounting heavy triple fan graphics cards. In the same price range, the Asus ROG Strix X670E-I Gaming WiFi wins the award for the best X670E Mini-ITX motherboard by default, as it's the only one as does the Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Gene for the best and only Micro-ATX motherboard. M-Vision Dashboard: The Touchable 4.5-inch full-color IPS LCD not only indicates the status of your gaming rig which combines hardware monitor and debug function, but also allows system operation and customization with touch control. Usually we'd go over each motherboard, talk about the key features, the heatsinks, and the VRM components, but we've got 22 boards, so spending a few minutes on each one isn't all that interesting for this roundup. Instead we'll jump straight into VRM thermal testing, then brush over a spec comparison table, before making some actual board recommendations, so let's get into it. Test System and Notes

Latest Network Solution: Onboard 10G Super LAN, Intel 2.5G LAN and the latest Wi-Fi 6E solution deliver the best online experience without lag. Enhanced Power Design: 12+2 Duet Rail Power System, 8-pin plus 4-pin CPU power connectors, Core Boost, DDR4 Boost AUDIO BOOST 5: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experienceMemory Support DDR5 7800+(OC)/ 7600(OC)/ 7400(OC)/ 7200(OC)/ 7000(OC)/ 6800(OC)/ 6600(OC)/ 6400(OC)/ 6200(OC)/ 6000(OC)/ 5800(OC)/ 5600(OC)/ 5400(OC)/ 5200(OC)/ 5000(OC)/ 4800(JEDEC) MHz Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics. Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed. These are great news to share: there are no bad X670/X670E motherboards. Surely prices might be a bit hard to swallow, but there are no duds, and that's a rare thing when reviewing an entire motherboard series. We hope you found this useful and expect a similar piece covering B650 motherboards. Shopping Shortcuts: All the motherboards are fairly advanced, but the flagship MEG-series come with M.2 Xpander-Z Gen5 Dual SSD adapter cards that add two M.2-2280 slots for SSDs and therefore enable a rather formidable storage system. In addition, the MEG X670E Godlike comes with an M-Vision Dashboard LCD that displays the status of the rig and allows system tuning with touch control.