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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650E Steel Legend 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 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 9 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

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
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 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
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 Steel Legend WiFiROG Crosshair X870E Hero
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPS22-phase (18x 110A SPS for Vcore), ~1,980A combined
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 192GB, up to DDR5-8200 (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)2x PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16/x8 + x8, x4/x4 bifurcation)
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.25x USB-C, BIOS FlashBack, Q-Release
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.25GbE + 2.5GbE dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek ALC4082 + ESS Sabre9219 DAC
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)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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