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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi at 3, 33% in favour of ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi. They match on 8 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi (AM5/AMD B650E/ATX/PCIe 5.0 GPU Slot/Wi-Fi 6E/Aura Sync RGB)
ASUSASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming 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
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi (AM5/AMD B650E/ATX/PCIe 5.0 GPU Slot/Wi-Fi 6E/Aura Sync RGB)
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650B650E
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256192 GB-25%
M.2 Slots2-33%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)ASUS Extreme Engine Digi+ (phase count not officially disclosed)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 192GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) + 2x PCIe x1
ConnectivityUSB 3.2USB 20Gbps Type-C, Aura Sync headers
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)2.5GbE (Intel), Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)3x M.2 (1x PCIe 5.0), PCIe 5.0 GPU slot at B-series pricing
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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