MSI will soon expand its white AM5 lineup with two new motherboard options, the MPG X870I Edge TI EVO & MAG X870E Tomahawk MAX PZ.
MSI's Upcoming AM5 Motherboards Don't Stick To Conventional White Designs & Offer Several New Features
Back at Computex 2025, MSI unveiled a range of new motherboards based around the AM5 socket. The offerings showcased were based on X870E, X870, and B850 chipsets. One of these new motherboards was the B850MPOWER, which we tested a few days ago and found to be a great overclocker for its price.
Now, MSI is preparing to launch more options for AM5 builders, which has to do with the rising popularity of the AMD Ryzen CPUs. These new motherboards offer improved designs, wider IO capabilities, and have several features within the BIOS for tuning Ryzen CPUs. And MSI isn't stopping there; in fact, two of their upcoming designs feature unconventional design schemes, and both come in white color schemes, which is very popular these days.
MPG X870I EDGE TI EVO Adopts Multi-PCB Solutions & Stays ITX
One of the upcoming MSI AM5 motherboards is the MPG X870I EDGE TI EVO WIFI. This is a Mini-ITX form factor motherboard with the AM5 socket. The CPU socket is powered by a single 8-pin connector, and the VRMs are cooled by an active cooler that sits on top of an aluminum heatsink. There are two DDR5 slots on the motherboard, which support up to 128 GB capacities, and there's a single PCIe 5.0 x16 slot for AICs.
In terms of IO, the motherboard features five USB 10 Gbps Type-A ports, two USB 40 Gbps Type-C ports, one USB 10 Gbps Type-C port, dual WIFI antennas powered by Wi-Fi 7, one HDMI output, a 5GbE LAN port alongside Flash BIOS / Clear CMOS buttons, and audio jacks. The motherboard also features a PCIe Gen5 x4 SSD slot, which is located on a multi-PCB solution that resides over the PCH. This comes with its own cooling solution and additionally offers a USB header alongside an ARGB header.
Besides this, the X870I EDGE TI EVO WIFI also comes with a special PCB that inserts into a slot next to the DIMM slots. This PCB houses several other connectivity such as two SATA III ports, a USB4 Type-C header, a USB Type-A port with 27W PD, and an MSI JFP front panel header.
Based on the specs, the MSI MPG X870I EDGE TI EVO WIFI should offer very high-end features in a Mini-ITX form factor. The motherboard should be a highlight for those building Mini PCs.
MAG X870E Tomahawk MAX PZ Goes With Backside Connectors
Now coming to the second motherboard, which is the MSI MAG X870E Tomahawk MAX WIFI PZ. This motherboard has also seen some upgrades since the last time we saw it. The board comes with a very high-end power delivery system for a mainstream-class product. The board is all-white, and the heatsink design is also complemented well with the theme.
The motherboard features four DDR5 DIMM slots, which should support some really fast (8000+ MT/s) speeds along with up to 256 GB capacities. There are three PCIe slots, all of which are x16, but the top-most is the full Gen5 solution. There also seem to be four M.2 slots, all of which are covered by large white-colored heatsinks. The topmost Gen5x4 slot comes with an EZ release latch, while the rest are screwed in. The top PCIe slot also utilizes MSI's EZ PCIe release solution.
The Tomahawk MAX PZ comes with a DEBUG LED, which can be seen through the cut-out on the accent plate. Besides these, the IO includes four USB 2.0 ports, two USB 10 Gbps Type-A ports, two USB 40 Gbps Type-C ports, one USB 10 Gbps Type-C port, dual antenna ports for Wi-Fi 7+BT5.4 functionality, HDMI-out, Clear CMOS / Flash BIOS buttons, a 5GbE LAN port, and three audio jacks.
You might be wondering where MSI put all the connectors on the motherboards? Well, those are on the back of the motherboard, which is part of the Backside connector design on MSI's "PZ" series boards. The motherboard will feature dual 8-pin connectors for the CPU, a 24-pin ATX connector, several fan/RGB headers, SATA ports, supplementary 8-pin power for PCIe slots, and additional USB headers on the back.
MSI is expected to launch both AM5 motherboards and even more options in the coming months, which users building or upgrading their AMD Ryzen systems should look forward to.
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