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ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi vs ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi and ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi at 3, ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, 25% in favour of ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 6 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi (AM5/AMD B650E/ATX/14+2+1 Power Phase VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi
ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/14+1+1+1+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi (AM5/AMD B650E/ATX/14+2+1 Power Phase VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi
ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/14+1+1+1+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EB860
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots3-25%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E PG Riptide WiFiB860 Steel Legend WiFi
VRM14+2+1 power phase14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)
ConnectivityFront USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-CNahimic audio software
Networking2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E
Audio7.1-channel Nahimic audioRealtek ALC1220, Nahimic
Special Features3x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 primary slot)4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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