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ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs NZXT N9 Z890: Comparison

ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi and NZXT N9 Z890 differ on socket: ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi at AM5, NZXT N9 Z890 at LGA1851.

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
NZXT N9 Z890 (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/20+1+1 Phase VRM/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7/Full-Metal Cover)
NZXTNZXT N9 Z890

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
NZXT N9 Z890 (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/20+1+1 Phase VRM/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7/Full-Metal Cover)
NZXT N9 Z890
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB850Intel Z890
ModelB850 Steel Legend WiFiN9 Z890
VRM14+2+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS20+1+1 phase
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, current Z890 OC speeds
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB 3.2, Nahimic audio softwareThunderbolt 4, full-metal cover
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 75GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC4082, Nahimic, 7.1-channelNot detailed on NZXT's public specification page
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 3x Gen4)RGB lighting, white PCB option
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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