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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi at 5, 60% in favour of ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi. They match on 9 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 X870E-E Gaming WiFi (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/18+2+2 110A Power Stages/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS ROG Strix X870E-E 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 X870E-E Gaming WiFi (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/18+2+2 110A Power Stages/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650X870E
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-60%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)18(110A)+2(110A)+2(80A) power stages
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8400+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)
ConnectivityUSB 3.2Dual ProCool II connectors, USB-C
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Realtek 5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897SupremeFX ALC4080 + Savitech amp, Dolby Atmos
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)5x M.2 (3x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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