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ASRock A520M-HDV vs ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero: Comparison

ASRock A520M-HDV and ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero separate most on memory slots: ASRock A520M-HDV at 2, ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero at 4, 50% in favour of ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero. Max Memory splits them by another 50%, again favouring ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero. They match on 5 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

ASRock A520M-HDV (AM4/AMD A520/mATX/Budget/HDMI+DVI Display Outputs)
ASRockASRock A520M-HDV
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/PCIe 4.0/Wi-Fi 6)
ASUSASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero

Specs

Specification
ASRock A520M-HDV (AM4/AMD A520/mATX/Budget/HDMI+DVI Display Outputs)
ASRock A520M-HDV
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/PCIe 4.0/Wi-Fi 6)
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM4AM4
SocketAM4AM4
Form FactorMicro-ATXATX
ChipsetA520X570
Memory TypeDDR4DDR4
Memory Slots2-50%4
Max Memory64-50%128
M.2 Slots1-50%2
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoNo
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelA520M-HDVROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
VRMNot officially disclosed by ASRock (entry-tier)14+2 power stages
Memory2x DDR4 DIMM, up to 64GB4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel, tuned OC profiles
ExpansionPCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityHDMI + DVI-D outputsDual LAN, ESS Sabre DAC
NetworkingGigabit LAN (no built-in WiFi)2.5GbE + 1GbE dual LAN, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
AudioRealtek codecASUS SupremeFX with ESS Sabre DAC
Special FeaturesBasic M.2 support (by revision)2x M.2 (PCIe 4.0)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 (non-X3D) / 4000G APU / 3000 seriesAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 series

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