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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi at 5, 60% in favour of ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi. 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 Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUSASUS ROG Strix Z790-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 Z790-E Gaming WiFi (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1700
SocketAM5LGA1700
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Z790
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256192 GB-25%
M.2 Slots2-60%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)High-end design (exact phase count not currently listed)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, dual-channel, up to 192GB, up to 7800+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU), 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 mode, chipset)
ConnectivityUSB 3.2Aura Sync
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Intel 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)Five M.2 slots (M.2_1 PCIe 5.0 x4), BIOS FlashBack, Q-LED
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen Core

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