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ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi vs ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero: Comparison

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi and ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero separate most on max memory: ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi at 256, ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 33%, again favouring ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi. They match on 4 other specifications, including platform, form factor 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
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/PCIe 4.0/Wi-Fi 6)
ASUSASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero

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
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/PCIe 4.0/Wi-Fi 6)
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM4
SocketAM5AM4
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EX570
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots32-33%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E PG Riptide WiFiROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
VRM14+2+1 power phase14+2 power stages
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel, tuned OC profiles
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityFront USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-CDual LAN, ESS Sabre DAC
Networking2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E2.5GbE + 1GbE dual LAN, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
Audio7.1-channel Nahimic audioASUS SupremeFX with ESS Sabre DAC
Special Features3x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 primary slot)2x M.2 (PCIe 4.0)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 series

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