The Tomahawk line of motherboards by MSI gained recognition in latest instances on the again of excessive price/efficiency and an aspirational feature-set for its worth, however has seen competitors from the likes of ASUS TUF Gaming. When MSI launched its AMD X570 chipset motherboards, a Tomahawk product was MIA. The firm lastly received round to at least one, with the MAG X570 Tomahawk Wi-Fi. In its product-stack, MSI seems to be positioning this product above the MPG X570 Gaming Plus, however a notch beneath the MPG X570 Gaming Edge Wi-Fi and the favored X570 Gaming Pro Carbon. The Tomahawk is supplied with a visibly greater chipset fan-heatsink than the Gaming Plus, and a extra highly effective CPU VRM resolution, with a 14-phase setup. You additionally get chunky VRM heatsinks, a steel I/O space shroud, and an built-in I/O protect.
The MAG Tomahawk X570 upstages competitors with networking: 2.5 GbE wired Ethernet and 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6). The 2.5 GbE interface is pulled by a Realtek 8125B-CG controller, whereas the WLAN is Intel AX200-family. Other noteworthy specs embody two M.2 PCI-Express gen 4.zero slots with heatsinks on each; and a premium ALC1220-based onboard audio resolution (which is a segment-first for the Arsenal Gaming collection). The MAG Tomahawk X570 Wi-Fi will start promoting inside Q1-2020, priced round $180.
