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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi at 3, ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero at 6, 50% in favour of ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero. 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
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/22+1+2+2 Power Stages/Six M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS ROG Maximus Z890 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 Z890 Hero (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/22+1+2+2 Power Stages/Six M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero
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 WiFiROG Maximus Z890 Hero
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPS22+1+2+2 power stages
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM (CUDIMM), up to 256GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16 or x8/x4/x4) + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) + PCIe 4.0 x1
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.22x Thunderbolt 4, SlimSAS, Q-Release
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2Intel 2.5GbE + Realtek 5GbE dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)6x M.2 (4x CPU incl. 3x PCIe 5.0, 2x Gen4 chipset)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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