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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs Colorful CVN Z790 Gaming Frozen V20: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and Colorful CVN Z790 Gaming Frozen V20 separate most on max memory: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 256, Colorful CVN Z790 Gaming Frozen V20 at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B650 PG Lightning. M.2 Slots splits them by another 33%, this time favouring Colorful CVN Z790 Gaming Frozen V20. They match on 4 other specifications, including form factor, memory slots and pcie 5.0 support.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
Colorful CVN Z790 Gaming Frozen V20 (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/DDR4/PCIe 5.0 GPU Slot)
ColorfulColorful CVN Z790 Gaming Frozen V20

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRock B650 PG Lightning
Colorful CVN Z790 Gaming Frozen V20 (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/DDR4/PCIe 5.0 GPU Slot)
Colorful CVN Z790 Gaming Frozen V20
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1700
SocketAM5LGA1700
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Z790
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots2-33%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoNo
ModelB650 PG LightningCVN Z790 Gaming Frozen V20
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)Not officially disclosed by Colorful
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR4, dual-channel (exact max not fully confirmed)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)1x PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2Not fully confirmed across available listings
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Not fully confirmed across available listings
AudioRealtek ALC897Not fully confirmed across available listings
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)PCIe 5.0 GPU slot on a DDR4-based Z790 board
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen (LGA1700)

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