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ASRock B650 PG Lightning vs NZXT N9 Z890: Comparison

ASRock B650 PG Lightning and NZXT N9 Z890 differ on socket: ASRock B650 PG Lightning at AM5, NZXT N9 Z890 at LGA1851.

ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock B650 PG Lightning
NZXT N9 Z890 (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/20+1+1 Phase VRM/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7/Full-Metal Cover)
NZXTNZXT N9 Z890

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650 PG Lightning (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/Two M.2 Slots/PCIe 5.0/2.5G LAN)
ASRock B650 PG Lightning
NZXT N9 Z890 (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/20+1+1 Phase VRM/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7/Full-Metal Cover)
NZXT N9 Z890
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650Intel Z890
ModelB650 PG LightningN9 Z890
VRMEntry-tier design (phase count not published)20+1+1 phase
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds up to ~7200+ MT/s4x DDR5 DIMM, current Z890 OC speeds
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2Thunderbolt 4, full-metal cover
Networking2.5G LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897Not detailed on NZXT's public specification page
Special Features2x M.2 (1x Gen5, 1x Gen4)RGB lighting, white PCB option
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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