X870e Carbon wifi

• Supports AMD Ryzen™ 9000 / 8000 / 7000 Series Desktop Processors
• Supports DDR5 Memory, Dual Channel DDR5 8400+ MT/s (OC)
• Ultra Performance: 18+2+1 Duet Rail Power System, dual 8-pin CPU power connectors, Core Boost, Memory Boost, 8-layer PCB made by 2oz thickened copper and server-grade level material
• Frozr Guard: Enlarged heatsink with heat-pipe, MOSFET thermal pads rated for 7W/mk, additional choke thermal pads and M.2 Shield Frozr are built for high performance system and non-stop gaming experience
• EZ DIY: EZ PCIe Release, EZ M.2 Shield Frozr II, EZ M.2 Clip II and EZ Antenna
• Lightning Fast Game experience: PCIe 5.0 slot, Lightning Gen 5 M.2
• Ultra Connect: USB4 and 5G LAN + 2.5G LAN with Wi-Fi 7 Solution – The latest solution for professional and multimedia use, delivering secure, stable, and high-speed networking and data transmission
• Audio Boost 5: Reward your ears with studio grade sound quality for the most immersive gaming experience

X870e Carbon MSI Review

Hot on the heels of AMD’s release of the new Zen 5 processors is an updated batch of motherboards with new chipset names: X870E and X870. We’ll still see many of the names we’re used to (Strix, Taichi, Carbon, Master, etc.), and they all get a facelift, however subtle some may be. While the chipset update is more iterative than anything, you get native support for said Zen 5 processors, dual “PROM21” chipset chips on the “E” variant, and the same number of PCIe lanes available (44). But now there’s baked-in USB 4.0 (40 Gbps) ports and PCIe 5.0 pathing on both graphics and NVMe on all X870/X870E boards.

X870E carbon drops one of the dual chipsets, reducing the maximum number of PCIe lanes available from 44 to 36.

This differs from the last-gen motherboards, as X670 kept the dual chipset configuration and all the lanes.

It wasn’t until B650 that it dropped to the same 36-lane configuration. In other words, X870 is today’s B650.

With X870, you’ll see fewer USB ports and less room for add-ons like storage, networking, and PCIe slots.

You still get native USB 4 support and the PCIe 5.0 pathing for M.2 and graphics, which you don’t see in existing X670 boards.

X870E carbon For those looking for a bump in USB speeds, specifically Type-C ports, and who can utilize the increased Wi-Fi 7 speeds,

these new boards can be worthwhile. But if the new features or the appearance don’t tickle your fancy, the existing X670/X670E boards are still more than viable.

X870E carbon

It’s also worth mentioning that AMD says DDR5-8000 speeds are achievable more commonly on these newer boards.

While these speeds are more for bleeding-edge enthusiasts than real-world performance gains, it’s still nice to see.