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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi at 3, 33% in favour of ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 9 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD X870/ATX/14+2+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASRockASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRock B650 PG Lightning
ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD X870/ATX/14+2+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650X870
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-33%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningX870 Steel Legend WiFi
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MHz (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)
ConnectivityUSB 3.2USB 3.2, Nahimic audio software
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channel
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)3x M.2 (1x Gen5 Blazing, 2x Gen4 Hyper)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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