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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X separate most on memory slots: ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi at 4, Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X at 2, 50% in favour of ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 40%, this time favouring Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X. They match on 5 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and max memory.

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
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+2 Phase VRM/CQDIMM 256GB/DDR5-10266 OC/5x M.2)
GigabyteGigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X

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
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+2 Phase VRM/CQDIMM 256GB/DDR5-10266 OC/5x M.2)
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EZ890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots42-50%
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots3-40%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E Steel Legend WiFiGigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X, D5 DUO X Series
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPS16+1+2 Phases, 60A DrMOS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR5 DIMM (CQDIMM/CUDIMM), Up to 256GB (2x128GB), Up to 10,266 MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)5x M.2 (1x PCIe 5.0 + 4x PCIe 4.0), PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x4
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.2USB4 Type-C
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.25GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7 (BE200NGW)
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek ALC1220 with S/PDIF Out
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra 200S / 200S Plus Series

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