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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs Gigabyte X870 AORUS STEALTH: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and Gigabyte X870 AORUS STEALTH separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, Gigabyte X870 AORUS STEALTH at 4, 50% in favour of Gigabyte X870 AORUS STEALTH. They match on 8 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

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 X870 AORUS STEALTH (AM5/AMD X870/ATX/Reverse-Connector Design/18+2+2 Phase VRM/DDR5-8200 OC/PCIe 5.0/USB4)
Gigabyte X870 AORUS STEALTH
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650X870
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningGigabyte X870 AORUS STEALTH, Project STEALTH Series
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)18+2+2 Phases, 80A SPS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, Up to 8,200 MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)4x M.2, PCIe 5.0 x16 (Full Bandwidth)
ConnectivityUSB 3.2USB4 Type-C
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)Reverse-Connector "Cableless" Design, EZ-Latch PCIe and M.2
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 Series

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