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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER at 5, 60% in favour of Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER. They match on 4 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 MASTER (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/10GbE LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
GigabyteGigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER

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 MASTER (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/10GbE LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256 GB
M.2 Slots2-60%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningZ890 AORUS MASTER
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)Not officially disclosed by Gigabyte
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM (CUDIMM), up to 256GB, up to DDR5-9500 (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x4 + PCIe 4.0 x1
ConnectivityUSB 3.22x Thunderbolt 4, DTS:X Ultra
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Marvell AQC113C 10GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)5x M.2 (3x CPU incl. 2x PCIe 5.0, 2x chipset)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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