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ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi vs Biostar B660GTN: Comparison

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi and Biostar B660GTN differ on socket: ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi at AM5, Biostar B660GTN at LGA1700.

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
Biostar B660GTN (LGA1700/Intel B660/Mini-ITX/60A Dr.MOS VRM/DDR4 Budget Board)
Biostar B660GTN
SocketAM5LGA1700
Form FactorMini-ITXMini-ITX
ChipsetB650Intel B660
ModelB650I Lightning WiFiB660GTN
VRM8+2+1 phase Dr.MOS, 60A per phase60A Dr.MOS (exact phase count not officially disclosed by Biostar)
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 7200+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR4, up to 64GB, up to DDR4-5000+ (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 4.0 x161x PCIe 5.0 x16 (platform lane-limited)
Connectivity"Lightning Gaming Ports" USB layoutM.2 E-key socket for optional Wi-Fi module
Networking2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E2.5GbE (Realtek RTL8125B), no factory Wi-Fi
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC1220
Special FeaturesGen5 M.2 despite Gen4-only GPU slotDDR4 memory at PCIe 5.0-era pricing
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen (LGA1700)

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