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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs MSI MEG Z890 Ace: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and MSI MEG Z890 Ace separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at 2, MSI MEG Z890 Ace at 5, 60% in favour of MSI MEG Z890 Ace. They match on 5 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
MSI MEG Z890 Ace (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/110A SPS VRM/Thunderbolt 4/10G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI MEG Z890 Ace

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRock B650 PG Lightning
MSI MEG Z890 Ace (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/110A SPS VRM/Thunderbolt 4/10G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI MEG Z890 Ace
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Intel Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots2-60%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelB650 PG LightningMEG Z890 Ace
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)110A SPS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2Thunderbolt 4
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)10G LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek-based premium implementation
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)Gen5 M.2 primary slot
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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