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The X670E Tomahawk WiFi motherboard is a combination of the highest-end AMD chipset and a relatively lower price. At least by X670E motherboard standards. In addition to broader connectivity (that’s first and foremost), there’s also PCI Express 5.0 support. The decent VRM is also well prepared to run efficiently with even the most powerful processors that can be used on the AM5 platform.
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Test environment: resolution 1920 × 1080 px; graphics settings preset High; API DirectX 12; extra settings Anti-Aliasing: off; test scene: built-in benchmark.
Test environment: resolution 3840 × 2160 px; graphics settings preset Highest; API DirectX 12; extra settings Anti-Aliasing: TAA; test scene: built-in benchmark.
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- Contents
- MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk WiFi in detail
- What it looks like in BIOS
- Methodology: Performance tests
- Methodology: How we measure power draw
- Methodology: Temperature and frequency measurements
- Test setup
- 3DMark
- Borderlands 3
- F1 2020
- Metro Exodus
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
- Total War Saga: Troy
- PCMark and Geekbench
- Web performance
- 3D rendering: Cinebench, Blender, ...
- Video 1/2: Adobe Premiere Pro
- Video 2/2: DaVinci Resolve Studio
- Graphics effects: Adobe After Effects
- Video encoding
- Audio encoding
- Photos: Adobe Photoshop, Affinity Photo, ...
- (De)compression
- (De)encryption
- Numerical computing
- Simulations
- Memory and cache tests
- M.2 (SSD) slots speed
- USB ports speed
- Ethernet speed
- Power draw without power limits
- Power draw with power limits
- Achieved CPU clock speed
- CPU temperature
- VRM temperature – thermal imaging of Vcore and SOC
- SSD temperature
- Chipset temperature (south bridge)
- Conclusion
Could you highlight specific examples of the extra features on the MSI MAG X670E Tomahawk WiFi that contribute to its affordability compared to other motherboards in the market? Greeting : Telkom University
It is definitely the weaker feature set that makes this board more affordable compared to the more expensive X670E models. Those (more expensive X670E boards) tend to be built on E-ATX formats, so with a bigger PCB, and precisely to fit more stuff on it. Even among MSI boards, you can compare the features across different price ranges. For example with the X670E Ace tested last year, which costs twice as much (as the X670E Tomahawk WiFi), but is significantly better equipped. Not only in terms of interfaces and connectivity, but the VRM is also more robust. This all adds up to a higher price, but I can’t guess which and to what extent. That’s more a question for those in charge of pricing than for us reviewers. 🙂
PS: In this price class, of course, other manufacturers also have their models and the differences will be in the details according to who gave higher priority to what elements. We always try to discuss this in the technical details analysis in the first chapters of motherboard tests.