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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX at 3, 33% in favour of Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX. 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
Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6E)
GigabyteGigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRock B650 PG Lightning
Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6E)
Gigabyte B650 AORUS ELITE AX
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650B650
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-33%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningB650 AORUS ELITE AX
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)Not officially disclosed by Gigabyte
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000 MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)1x PCIe x16 (CPU) + 2x PCIe x16 (x1, chipset)
ConnectivityUSB 3.24x SATA 6Gb/s, USB 3.2
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Realtek 2.5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 6E
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek codec, 7.1-channel
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)3x M.2 (2x CPU, 1x chipset)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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