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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X at 5, 60% in favour of Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X. Memory Slots splits them by another 50%, this time favouring ASRock B650 PG Lightning. They match on 4 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and max memory.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+2 Phase VRM/CQDIMM 256GB/DDR5-10266 OC/5x M.2)
GigabyteGigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X

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 Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+2 Phase VRM/CQDIMM 256GB/DDR5-10266 OC/5x M.2)
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots42-50%
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-60%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningGigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X, D5 DUO X Series
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)16+1+2 Phases, 60A DrMOS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s2x DDR5 DIMM (CQDIMM/CUDIMM), Up to 256GB (2x128GB), Up to 10,266 MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)5x M.2 (1x PCIe 5.0 + 4x PCIe 4.0), PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x4
ConnectivityUSB 3.2USB4 Type-C
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7 (BE200NGW)
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC1220 with S/PDIF Out
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra 200S / 200S Plus Series

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