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ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi vs ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: Comparison

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi and ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi at 3, ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero at 5, 40% in favour of ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero. Max Memory splits them by another 25%, this time favouring ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi. They match on 9 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

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 X870E Hero (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/22-Phase 110A SPS VRM/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS ROG Crosshair X870E 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 X870E Hero (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/22-Phase 110A SPS VRM/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EX870E
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256192-25%
M.2 Slots3-40%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E PG Riptide WiFiROG Crosshair X870E Hero
VRM14+2+1 power phase22-phase (18x 110A SPS for Vcore), ~1,980A combined
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 192GB, up to DDR5-8200 (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x162x PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16/x8 + x8, x4/x4 bifurcation)
ConnectivityFront USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C5x USB-C, BIOS FlashBack, Q-Release
Networking2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E5GbE + 2.5GbE dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Audio7.1-channel Nahimic audioRealtek ALC4082 + ESS Sabre9219 DAC
Special Features3x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 primary slot)5x M.2 (3x Gen5, 2x Gen4), AI Cooling II
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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