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ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi vs MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi and MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi separate most on memory slots: ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi at 2, MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi at 4, 50% in favour of MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi. Max Memory splits them by another 50%, again favouring MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi. They match on memory type and wi-fi onboard.

ASRock B650I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B650/Mini-ITX/8+2+1 60A Dr.MOS/Budget Gen5 M.2)
ASRockASRock B650I Lightning WiFi
MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/5Gbps LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSIMSI PRO Z890-A 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
MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/5Gbps LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
MSI PRO Z890-A WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorMini-ITXATX
ChipsetB650Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots2-50%4
Max Memory128-50%256
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB650I Lightning WiFiPRO Z890-A WiFi
VRM8+2+1 phase Dr.MOS, 60A per phaseDigital VRM (phase count not officially disclosed by MSI)
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 7200+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 UDIMM, up to 256GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x4
Connectivity"Lightning Gaming Ports" USB layoutUSB-C, 4x SATA 6Gb/s
Networking2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6ERealtek 8126 5Gbps LAN, Intel Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC897Realtek ALC1220P, 7.1-channel
Special FeaturesGen5 M.2 despite Gen4-only GPU slot4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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