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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE at 4, 50% in favour of Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE. They match on 8 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 B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/16+2+2 Phase VRM/DDR5-8200 OC/AORUS ARI Anime Design/5GbE + WiFi 7)
GigabyteGigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE

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 B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/16+2+2 Phase VRM/DDR5-8200 OC/AORUS ARI Anime Design/5GbE + WiFi 7)
Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650B850
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningGigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE, AORUS ARI Series
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)16+2+2 Phases
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, Up to 256GB (64GB per DIMM), Up to 8,200 MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)4x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 x4 Primary), 2x SATA 6Gb/s
ConnectivityUSB 3.22x USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2)
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)AORUS ARI Anime-Inspired Design, Exclusive ARI Doll Blind Box Accessory, X3D Turbo Mode
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 Series

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