MSI X570 Tomahawk Motherboard

Today we take a peek at the latest X570 Tomahawk motherboard from MSI. For months now we have been eager to try this stuff out because this is a really critical device since MSI. Not only does it represent the next destination on their X570 “redeem” run, but at $200. Many of you would be involved in it becoming a common surface.

MSI X570 Tomahawk Motherboard

The system has failed the stress test which has been the gaming edge wifi. To make it worse, no other company struggled at every price point in that study. Those of you who have followed our thermal X570 VRM check should know what we think about MSI’s. They’re all pretty mediocre in terms of the VRM results.

About

MSI Motherboard had been focusing on rehabilitating their roster, realizing they wanted to perform more. Ace gaming was swapped with Unify which resulted in the removal of RGB display. The X570 Unify is an excellent performing device, but for many, it’s out of control at $300.

Now its the time for MSI X570 Tomahawk Motherboard. This would also substitute the awful Gaming Edge WiFi.

We have done a detailed study in various types of motherboards but we do not plan to study the Tomahawk in detail.

VRM output carries out the new century’s motherboards and is a key factor hence this will be in focus. The VRM is not an instantly upgradable item either. But before we move into that, we’ll note that the Tomahawk has been upgraded to Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 with some additional capabilities over the Gaming Edge. It comes packed with many interesting features. Besides that. It is very similar to what we saw earlier in terms of architecture.

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Video tutorial

Configuration

Tomahawk uses a controller that takes six signals and doubles them using phase duplicators. They are bind by the twelve phases which use VRM signals and each of them is amplified by using a phase doubler.

 Meanwhile, Buildzoid also estimates that under precisely the same circumstances the current Tomahawk board can produce only 17 watts of power. This is a drop-in the thermal efficiency of over 60 percent.

If we take a look at the rival boards, they use too many power stages with no current or temperature regulation. Measuring current and monitoring it are some of the features that are included in ii. Then they are rated 60A so that higher currents are supported.

The Tomahawk is somewhat similar to the Gaming Edge but up to an extend. According to us, the Tomahawk is the best motherboard till date and it looks strong too. Let’s push straight into the checking for now.

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Comparison

More than twenty motherboards were tested under immense conditions such as open-air, no external airflow, etc which led to an evaluation of many of these kinds. The prior had a better strength so a retest wasn’t conducted.

A wireless thermometer with K-Type thermocouples is used to measure the temperatures, and we monitor peak MOSFET surface and rear PCB temperature. This brings us to the conclusion that temperature is measured only between the thermal layer and the external temperature is not measured. And for both boards checked in precisely the same conditions that give us a good view of how the temperatures of the VRM are comparable.

Last but not least, we do not discuss Delta T over Ambient, but instead, we maintain ~21 degrees room temperature. We have a thermocouple seated next to the space temp tracking test panel.

Here’s our first collection of results in the RyzenMaster program using the Ryzen 9 3900X with PBO+Auto OC allowed. The MSI X570 Tomahawk Motherboard stood at only 58 degrees after the hour-long stress check. The outcome has been overwhelming. It is 3 degrees better than its rivals but comes at a cost as almost like half of them. It’s basically 2-3 degrees cooler than the better X570 motherboards.

Just like the Gaming edge, a machine is replaced by Tomahawk, and a decline of 48 degrees in temperature is noticed. But it is also 15 and 5 degrees cooler than the other two motherboards that perform very well under the given circumstances.

Performance

Going on to the overclocked performance with the 4.3 GHz 3900X utilizing 1.4v, we noticed previously that the Gaming Edge, A-Pro, and Gamer Pro Carbon both missed this test. On the Gaming Plus, the same applied. The VRM was simply too hot on those frames, and the 3900X began throttling as a result. These boards recorded some of the hottest temperatures. The surprising factor here is that they weren’t up to 100 degrees.

By contrast, the MSI X570 Tomahawk Motherboard was a mere 4-degree boost from the PBO analysis at just 62 degrees. It tells a lot about it. As it was a degree cooler than Unify and three degrees cooler than it when the PCB temperature was calculated. It also concluded that Tomahawk was 4-5 degree cooler than the other boards which were a big boost for this motherboard.

Going into depth

It’s also a major upgrade from the Asus TUF Gaming at this price point and is one of our favorite X570 motherboards. The Tomahawk reduces the PCB’s temperature over the TUF by an incredible 16 degrees, which renders it also 25 degrees cooler than the Aorus Elite Gigabyte. Going on with the assumption that Aorus Elite performances are not up to the mark. Its because its cooler cannot stand thermal performance and TUF cooler.

We cannot unsee reduction here. Which is in PCB temperatures and that too up to 63 degrees because of poor Wifi Gaming edge.

Here’s a peek at the Tomahawk at the $200 price point vs its immediate rivals, along with the Asrock, Asus, Gigabyte, and MSI flagship versions for comparison. This paints a simple image of just how nice the Tomahawk is, for $200 we get flagship thermal VRM results.

This can’t deal with the newest Tomahawk as well as the Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus do. It could be terrible waiting for a year. And for a 300$ board that could be called decent.

Conclusion

At this price level, Tomahawk is the best motherboard available in the global market. It is a shame that we all had to wait that long, as we have just said. MSI was wrong about it at first. But the do-over works fantastically at a few different price points so far.

Tomahawk is a better option in terms of VRM performance compared to Unify. In terms of VRM thermals, there is no matching the Tomahawk unless you’re prepared to pay $700. You might potentially claim the Tomahawk’s VRM is overkill, something we obviously won’t object to. If you start going below 90 degrees in our 4.3 GHz OC check, it won’t matter for the overwhelming majority of users. For an overclocked Ryzen 9 3950X, all sub-90 degree boards can work just fine. Even in hot climates, particularly if you’re just playing.

The MSI X570 Tomahawk Motherboard wipes out other boards in terms of specifications at a given price This is simply great in any possible way. We’re just hoping that MSI would already agree to discontinue the Pro Carbon, the thing is a disaster.

Last words for MSI X570 Tomahawk Motherboard

Your choice won’t matter here because of the similarity these processors show.

The Tomahawk has the benefit of being the newer, more advanced model today because it has been operating 16 degrees cooler in our OC studies. But with the TUF peaking at only 78 degrees, there is no risk that you would run into some VRM issues on this machine.

In brief, if you purchase an X570 motherboard today and you have the MSI X570 Tomahawk Motherboard at $200, you have to keep in mind something. Others also offer the same at a lower rate. Now we just have to wait to see the Tomahawk go on offer. This will happen at the beginning of next month.