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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero separate most on max memory: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 256, ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B650 PG Lightning. M.2 Slots splits them by another 50%, this time favouring ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero. They match on 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 Maximus XIII Hero (LGA1200/Intel Z590/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUSASUS ROG Maximus XIII 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 Maximus XIII Hero (LGA1200/Intel Z590/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1200
SocketAM5LGA1200
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Z590
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningROG Maximus XIII Hero (WiFi 6E)
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, up to DDR4-5333 (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2Thunderbolt 4 onboard
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Dual 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
AudioRealtek ALC897ASUS SupremeFX, Aura RGB
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)4x M.2/NVMe SSD slots
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 11th / 10th Gen Core

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