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ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi vs Gigabyte Z890 AORUS PRO ICE: Comparison

ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi and Gigabyte Z890 AORUS PRO ICE separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi at 3, Gigabyte Z890 AORUS PRO ICE at 4, 25% in favour of Gigabyte Z890 AORUS PRO ICE. They match on 6 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
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS PRO ICE (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+2 Phase VRM/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 7)
GigabyteGigabyte Z890 AORUS PRO ICE

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 PRO ICE (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+2 Phase VRM/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 7)
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS PRO ICE
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB650EZ890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots3-25%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650E Steel Legend WiFiZ890 AORUS PRO ICE
VRM16+2+1 phase, 60A SPS16+1+2 phase
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 9500MHz (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 3.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + 4x PCIe 4.0
Connectivity2x SATA3, USB 3.2Thunderbolt 4
NetworkingRealtek RTL8125BG 2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.25GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek codec
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)White "ICE" aesthetic, Thunderbolt 4
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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