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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero separate most on max memory: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 256, ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B650 PG Lightning. They match on 4 other specifications, including platform, form factor 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
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 B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRock B650 PG Lightning
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 TypeAM5AM4
SocketAM5AM4
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650X570
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots22
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)14+2 power stages
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel, tuned OC profiles
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2Dual LAN, ESS Sabre DAC
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)2.5GbE + 1GbE dual LAN, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
AudioRealtek ALC897ASUS SupremeFX with ESS Sabre DAC
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)2x M.2 (PCIe 4.0)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 series

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