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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs Gigabyte X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and Gigabyte X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD differ on chipset: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at B650, Gigabyte X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD at AMD X870E. They match on socket and form factor.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
Gigabyte X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/16+2+2 Phase VRM/DDR5-9000 OC/Dark Wood and Black Design/Dual 5GbE)
GigabyteGigabyte X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD

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 X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/16+2+2 Phase VRM/DDR5-9000 OC/Dark Wood and Black Design/Dual 5GbE)
Gigabyte X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650AMD X870E
ModelB650 PG LightningGigabyte X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD, AERO X3D Series
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)16+2+2 Phases (20 Total), 16 Dedicated to VCore
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, Up to 9,000 MT/s (OC), D5 Bionic Corsa AI Tuning
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)4x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 x4 Primary), PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2Dual USB4 Type-C with DP-Alt, HDMI
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Dual 5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 Series

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