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ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi vs ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero: Comparison

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi and ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero separate most on max memory: ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi at 256, ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 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 Z790 Hero. 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
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUSASUS ROG Maximus Z790 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 Z790 Hero (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1700
SocketAM5LGA1700
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EZ790
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots3-25%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E PG Riptide WiFiROG Maximus Z790 Hero
VRM14+2+1 power phaseHigh-end design (exact phase count not currently listed)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds4x DDR5 DIMM, AEMP-enabled overclocking
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityFront USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-CThunderbolt 4
Networking2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6EDual 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
Audio7.1-channel Nahimic audioROG SupremeFX
Special Features3x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 primary slot)Multiple M.2 slots (PCIe 4.0)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen Core

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