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ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi vs ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi and ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi at 2, ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi at 3, 33% in favour of ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi. They match on 5 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B650/Mini-ITX/8+2+1 60A Dr.MOS/Budget Gen5 M.2)
ASRockASRock B650I Lightning WiFi
ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/Mini-ITX/12+1+1+1+1 110A SPS/Dual Thunderbolt 4)
ASRockASRock Z890I Nova 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 Z890I Nova WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/Mini-ITX/12+1+1+1+1 110A SPS/Dual Thunderbolt 4)
ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorMini-ITXMini-ITX
ChipsetB650Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots22
Max Memory128128
M.2 Slots2-33%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650I Lightning WiFiZ890I Nova WiFi
VRM8+2+1 phase Dr.MOS, 60A per phase12+1+1+1+1 phase, 110A SPS for VCore
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 7200+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR5, up to 128GB, up to 9866+ MT/s (CUDIMM/OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 4.0 x161x PCIe 5.0 x16
Connectivity"Lightning Gaming Ports" USB layout2x Thunderbolt 4/USB4, Memory OC Shield
Networking2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E5Gbps (Realtek RTL8126), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC4082
Special FeaturesGen5 M.2 despite Gen4-only GPU slot3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra 200S series

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