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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7 differ on socket: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at AM5, Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7 at LGA1851.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7 (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/USB4/Wi-Fi 7)
GigabyteGigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7

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 Gaming X WIFI7 (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/USB4/Wi-Fi 7)
Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Intel Z890
ModelB650 PG LightningZ890 Gaming X WIFI7
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, up to 256GB, up to DDR5-9200 (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x4
ConnectivityUSB 3.2USB4
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)Realtek 2.5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek codec, 7.1-channel
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)4x M.2 (2x CPU, 2x chipset)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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