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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE PLUS: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE PLUS separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE PLUS at 4, 50% in favour of Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE PLUS. They match on 6 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

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 PLUS (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+2 Phase VRM/DDR5-10266 OC/CQDIMM Ready/2.5GbE)
GigabyteGigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE PLUS

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 PLUS (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+2 Phase VRM/DDR5-10266 OC/CQDIMM Ready/2.5GbE)
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE PLUS
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoNo
ModelB650 PG LightningGigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE PLUS, Z890 PLUS Series
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)16+1+2 Phases
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, Up to 10,266 MT/s (OC, Ultra Turbo Mode)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)4x M.2, PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2USB4 Type-C
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)2.5GbE LAN (No Onboard Wi-Fi)
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)Ultra Turbo Mode (Up to 40% CPU Performance Claim), CQDIMM Ready
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra 200S / 200S Plus Series

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