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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero at 6, 67% in favour of ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero. They match on 4 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
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/22+1+2+2 Power Stages/Six M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS ROG Maximus Z890 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 Z890 Hero (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/22+1+2+2 Power Stages/Six M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256 GB
M.2 Slots2-67%6
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningROG Maximus Z890 Hero
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)22+1+2+2 power stages
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM (CUDIMM), up to 256GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16 or x8/x4/x4) + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) + PCIe 4.0 x1
ConnectivityUSB 3.22x Thunderbolt 4, SlimSAS, Q-Release
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Intel 2.5GbE + Realtek 5GbE dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)6x M.2 (4x CPU incl. 3x PCIe 5.0, 2x Gen4 chipset)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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