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ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi vs ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero: Comparison

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi and ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero separate most on max memory: ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi at 256, ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 25%, this time favouring ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero. They match on form factor, memory slots and wi-fi onboard.

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 Maximus XIII Hero (LGA1200/Intel Z590/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUSASUS ROG Maximus XIII 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 Maximus XIII Hero (LGA1200/Intel Z590/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1200
SocketAM5LGA1200
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EZ590
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots3-25%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E PG Riptide WiFiROG Maximus XIII Hero (WiFi 6E)
VRM14+2+1 power phase14+2 power stages
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds4x DDR4 DIMM, up to DDR4-5333 (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityFront USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-CThunderbolt 4 onboard
Networking2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6EDual 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
Audio7.1-channel Nahimic audioASUS SupremeFX, Aura RGB
Special Features3x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 primary slot)4x M.2/NVMe SSD slots
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 11th / 10th Gen Core

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