MSI’s Pro X870E-P Wi-Fi is a well-rounded, sub-$300 option with a distinctive blocky, black-and-silver design, good connectivity, and performance that meets expectations. It’s a sensible choice for productivity-based builds, though gamers may find more compelling options at this price.
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The MSI MAG Pro X870E-P WiFi hails from the enthusiast-class X870E chipset and offers users a wide variety of features tailored for professionals who care about productivity and efficiency. You get a simple black-and-silver color scheme and the usual platform fare, including PCIe 5.0 for M.2 and PCIe slots, fast networking, and, of course, it uses MSI’s EZ DIY features to make building and updating your machine easier. Priced just under $300, this ‘original’ X870E board offers plenty to professionals and the average user.
Newegg currently sells the MSI Pro X870E-P Wifi for $279.99, which makes it one of the lower-priced boards in the X870E family. For the money, the Pro X870E-P offers three M.2 sockets (one PCIe 5.0) and four SATA ports for storage, fast networking with ‘true’ Wi-Fi 7 (5.8 Mbps) and 5 GbE, capable power delivery, and a basic audio solution. You also get the helpful EZ DIY features, such as the M.2 Shield Frozr II, EZ M.2 Clip II, and EZ M.2 Clip II for M.2, and a larger tab on the GPU lock, all of which make installing and swapping those parts much easier. They also have AI features such as the AI Engine/LAN Manager, Frozr AI cooling, and AI Boost to overclock the NPU.
Performance on the board hovered around the average across a wide variety of tests. So whether you’re a professional or an average user, the X870E-P Wifi has the hardware and features you need from the X870E platform. Below, we’ll examine the board's performance and other features to determine whether it deserves a spot on our list of the best motherboards . But before we share test results and discuss details, here are the specifications:
Specifications of the MSI Pro X870E-P Wifi
Swipe to scroll horizontally Socket AM5 (LGA 1718) Chipset X870E Form Factor ATX Voltage Regulator 17 Phase (14x 60A MOSFETs for Vcore) Video Ports (1) USB4 Type-C DisplayPort
(1) HDMI (v2.1) USB Ports (1) USB 4 (40 Gbps) Type-C
(1) USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) Type-C
(2) USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Type-A
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