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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero separate most on max memory: ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi at 256, ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B650E Steel Legend 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 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 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 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 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 Steel Legend WiFiROG Maximus XIII Hero (WiFi 6E)
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPS14+2 power stages
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR4 DIMM, up to DDR4-5333 (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 4.0 x16
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.2Thunderbolt 4 onboard
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2Dual 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic, 7.1-channelASUS SupremeFX, Aura RGB
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)4x M.2/NVMe SSD slots
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 11th / 10th Gen Core

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