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ASRock A520M-HDV vs ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi: Comparison

ASRock A520M-HDV and ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi differ on socket: ASRock A520M-HDV at AM4, ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi at AM5.

ASRock A520M-HDV (AM4/AMD A520/mATX/Budget/HDMI+DVI Display Outputs)
ASRockASRock A520M-HDV
ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/Mini-ITX/10+1+1 110A SPS/8-Layer PCB)
ASRockASRock B850I Lightning WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock A520M-HDV (AM4/AMD A520/mATX/Budget/HDMI+DVI Display Outputs)
ASRock A520M-HDV
ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/Mini-ITX/10+1+1 110A SPS/8-Layer PCB)
ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi
SocketAM4AM5
Form FactorMicro-ATXMini-ITX
ChipsetA520AMD B850
ModelA520M-HDVB850I Lightning WiFi
VRMNot officially disclosed by ASRock (entry-tier)10+1+1 phase, 110A SPS for VCore
Memory2x DDR4 DIMM, up to 64GB2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 3.0 x161x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU-dependent)
ConnectivityHDMI + DVI-D outputsUSB4 only with 8000G-series APUs
NetworkingGigabit LAN (no built-in WiFi)2.5GbE (Killer), Wi-Fi 6E
AudioRealtek codecRealtek ALC1220
Special FeaturesBasic M.2 support (by revision)8-layer PCB, BIOS Flashback
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 (non-X3D) / 4000G APU / 3000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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