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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi at 4, 50% in favour of ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi. They match on 9 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRock B650 PG Lightning
ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi (AM5/AMD X870/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7/PCIe 5.0)
ASUS Prime X870-P WiFi
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650X870
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningPrime X870-P WiFi
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)Commonly reported as 14+2+1, 80A DrMOS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + 3x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x1)
ConnectivityUSB 3.2USB4, USB-C, BIOS FlashBack
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Realtek 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek 7.1 surround codec
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen3)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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