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ASRock A520M-HDV vs Gigabyte B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E: Comparison

ASRock A520M-HDV and Gigabyte B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E separate most on max memory: ASRock A520M-HDV at 64, Gigabyte B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E at 256, 75% in favour of Gigabyte B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E. M.2 Slots splits them by another 67%, again favouring Gigabyte B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E. They match on form factor and audio.

ASRock A520M-HDV (AM4/AMD A520/mATX/Budget/HDMI+DVI Display Outputs)
ASRockASRock A520M-HDV
Gigabyte B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (LGA1851/Intel B860/mATX/12+1+2+1 Phase VRM/Thunderbolt/Wi-Fi 6E)
GigabyteGigabyte B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E

Specs

Specification
ASRock A520M-HDV (AM4/AMD A520/mATX/Budget/HDMI+DVI Display Outputs)
ASRock A520M-HDV
Gigabyte B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (LGA1851/Intel B860/mATX/12+1+2+1 Phase VRM/Thunderbolt/Wi-Fi 6E)
Gigabyte B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM4LGA1851
SocketAM4LGA1851
Form FactorMicro-ATXMicro-ATX
ChipsetA520B860
Memory TypeDDR4DDR5
Memory Slots2-50%4
Max Memory64-75%256
M.2 Slots1-67%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelA520M-HDVB860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E
VRMNot officially disclosed by ASRock (entry-tier)12+1+2+1 phase
Memory2x DDR4 DIMM, up to 64GB4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 9200MHz (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 3.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0
ConnectivityHDMI + DVI-D outputsThunderbolt
NetworkingGigabit LAN (no built-in WiFi)2.5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 6E
AudioRealtek codecRealtek codec
Special FeaturesBasic M.2 support (by revision)3x M.2
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 (non-X3D) / 4000G APU / 3000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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