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ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi vs ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi and ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi separate most on memory slots: ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi at 2, ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, 50% in favour of ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi. Max Memory splits them by another 50%, again favouring ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 6 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B650/Mini-ITX/8+2+1 60A Dr.MOS/Budget Gen5 M.2)
ASRockASRock B650I Lightning WiFi
ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD X870/ATX/14+2+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASRockASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B650/Mini-ITX/8+2+1 60A Dr.MOS/Budget Gen5 M.2)
ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi
ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD X870/ATX/14+2+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASRock X870 Steel Legend WiFi
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorMini-ITXATX
ChipsetB650X870
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots2-50%4
Max Memory128-50%256
M.2 Slots2-33%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650I Lightning WiFiX870 Steel Legend WiFi
VRM8+2+1 phase Dr.MOS, 60A per phase14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 7200+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MHz (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)
Connectivity"Lightning Gaming Ports" USB layoutUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio software
Networking2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channel
Special FeaturesGen5 M.2 despite Gen4-only GPU slot3x M.2 (1x Gen5 Blazing, 2x Gen4 Hyper)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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