Been wondering about this myself. Only difference w/ Z790 is 12 -> 20 PCIe4 lanes (+ 16 -> 8 PCIe3 lanes) and somewhat higher supported memory speeds (though I’m not sure how much this part matters). PCIe lane difference shouldn’t matter unless you want more than 4 NVMe slots (CPU has 4 lanes for a total of 16). Meanwhile you can get a like… MSI Z690 ACE for 250$ which is currently less than a Z790 Tomahawk Max and much higher end.
Been wondering about this myself. Only difference w/ Z790 is 12 -> 20 PCIe4 lanes (+ 16 -> 8 PCIe3 lanes) and somewhat higher supported memory speeds (though I’m not sure how much this part matters). PCIe lane difference shouldn’t matter unless you want more than 4 NVMe slots (CPU has 4 lanes for a total of 16). Meanwhile you can get a like… MSI Z690 ACE for 250$ which is currently less than a Z790 Tomahawk Max and much higher end.