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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi at 3, 25% in favour of ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 5 other specifications, including memory type, memory slots and max memory.

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 Z890M-PLUS WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/mATX/10+1+2+1 80A Power Stages/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXMicro-ATX
ChipsetB850Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots43-25%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiPrime Z890M-PLUS WiFi
VRM14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS10(80A)+1(80A)+2(80A)+1(80A) power stages
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to DDR5-7600 (OC via AEMP III)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x1) + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio softwareSafeSlot, USB-C
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 72.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channel3x audio jacks (codec not specified by ASUS)
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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