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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS Prime A520M-K: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and ASUS Prime A520M-K separate most on max memory: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at 256, ASUS Prime A520M-K at 64, 75% in favour of ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 75%, again favouring ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi.

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/14+2+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASRockASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi
ASUS Prime A520M-K (AM4/AMD A520/mATX/Budget/PCIe 3.0)
ASUSASUS Prime A520M-K

Specs

Specification
ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/14+2+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Four M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi
ASUS Prime A520M-K (AM4/AMD A520/mATX/Budget/PCIe 3.0)
ASUS Prime A520M-K
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM4
SocketAM5AM4
Form FactorATXMicro-ATX
ChipsetB850A520
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots42-50%
Max Memory25664-75%
M.2 Slots41-75%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesNo
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiPrime A520M-K
VRM14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOSNot officially disclosed by ASUS (entry-tier)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 3.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio softwareBasic rear I/O
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 7Gigabit LAN (no built-in WiFi)
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek codec
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)1x M.2 (NVMe)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 5000 (non-X3D) / 4000G / 3000 series

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