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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi at 4, 50% in favour of ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi. They match on 6 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+1+1+1 Phase Dr.MOS VRM/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock Z890 Pro RS 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 Z890 Pro RS WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+1+1+1 Phase Dr.MOS VRM/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock Z890 Pro RS WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningZ890 Pro RS WiFi
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)16+1+1+1+1 phase, 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 9066+ MHz (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x4 + PCIe 4.0 x1
ConnectivityUSB 3.24x SATA3
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC897
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4/SATA hybrid)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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