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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi at 3, 33% in favour of ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi. They match on 5 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 TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus 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 TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650B860
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-33%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningTUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)TUF certified (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 256GB, up to 8666+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) + PCIe 4.0 x1
ConnectivityUSB 3.2USB-C
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Realtek 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek 7.1 surround, 24-bit/192kHz
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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