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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs Biostar Z890 Valkyrie: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and Biostar Z890 Valkyrie differ on socket: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at AM5, Biostar Z890 Valkyrie at LGA1851.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
Biostar Z890 Valkyrie (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/PCIe 5.0/USB4)
BiostarBiostar Z890 Valkyrie

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRock B650 PG Lightning
Biostar Z890 Valkyrie (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/PCIe 5.0/USB4)
Biostar Z890 Valkyrie
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Intel Z890
ModelB650 PG LightningZ890 Valkyrie
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)Flagship-tier design (independent VRM data limited)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, dual-channel
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 support
ConnectivityUSB 3.2USB4 Type-C
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Not detailed on Biostar's public specification page
AudioRealtek ALC897Not detailed on Biostar's public specification page
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)Flagship Valkyrie-class design
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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