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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi differ on platform: ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi at AMD, ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi at Intel. They match on 8 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

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 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 Steel Legend WiFiTUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPSTUF certified (phase count not officially disclosed)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) + PCIe 4.0 x1
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.2USB-C
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2Realtek 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek 7.1 surround, 24-bit/192kHz
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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