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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs ASRock Z890 Taichi: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and ASRock Z890 Taichi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi at 3, ASRock Z890 Taichi at 6, 50% in favour of ASRock Z890 Taichi. They match on 5 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/16+2+1 Phase 60A SPS VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi
ASRock Z890 Taichi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/20+1+2+1+1 Phase 110A SPS VRM/Six M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASRockASRock Z890 Taichi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD B650/ATX/16+2+1 Phase 60A SPS VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi
ASRock Z890 Taichi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/20+1+2+1+1 Phase 110A SPS VRM/Six M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASRock Z890 Taichi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EZ890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256 GB
M.2 Slots3-50%6
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E Steel Legend WiFiZ890 Taichi
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPS20+1+2+1+1 phase, 110A SPS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 9600+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.24x SATA3, 2x Thunderbolt 4/USB4, WiFi/BT module
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.25G + 2.5G dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)6x M.2 (1x Gen5, 4x Gen4, 1x Gen4/SATA)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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