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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX separate most on max memory: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at 256, Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 25%, again favouring ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on form factor, memory slots and wi-fi onboard.

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 Z590 AORUS Elite AX (LGA1200/Intel Z590/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Triple M.2/Wi-Fi 6)
GigabyteGigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX

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 Z590 AORUS Elite AX (LGA1200/Intel Z590/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Triple M.2/Wi-Fi 6)
Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1200
SocketAM5LGA1200
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB850Z590
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots43-25%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiZ590 AORUS Elite AX
VRM14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOSNot officially disclosed by Gigabyte
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel, K-series OC support
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio softwareUSB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 72.5GbE LAN, Intel Wi-Fi 6
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channelRealtek codec
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)3x M.2 (PCIe NVMe)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 11th / 10th Gen Core

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