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ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi vs ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi and ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi differ on platform: ASRock B650E PG Riptide WiFi at AMD, ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi at Intel. They match on 7 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 TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus 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
ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EB860
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots33
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E PG Riptide WiFiTUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi
VRM14+2+1 power phaseTUF certified (phase count not officially disclosed)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, current AM5 EXPO-supported speeds4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) + PCIe 4.0 x1
ConnectivityFront USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-CUSB-C
Networking2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6ERealtek 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 7
Audio7.1-channel Nahimic audioRealtek 7.1 surround, 24-bit/192kHz
Special Features3x M.2 (PCIe 5.0 primary slot)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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