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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE at 3, 25% in favour of ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 6 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

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
Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/14+1+2+1 Phase VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
GigabyteGigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE

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
Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/14+1+2+1 Phase VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB850B860
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots43-25%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiB860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE
VRM14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS14+1+2+1 phase
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 9200MHz (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio softwareUSB4, USB-C
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 72.5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek codec
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)3x M.2, white "ICE" aesthetic
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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