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ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi vs ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II: Comparison

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi and ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II differ on memory: ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi at 2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s (OC), ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II at 4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 192GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC), which puts ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II ahead on that measure. They match on socket and cpu support.

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/Mini-ITX/10+1+1 110A SPS/8-Layer PCB)
ASRockASRock B850I Lightning WiFi
ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II (AM5/AMD B650/mATX/Two M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6)
ASUSASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II

Specs

Specification
ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/Mini-ITX/10+1+1 110A SPS/8-Layer PCB)
ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi
ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II (AM5/AMD B650/mATX/Two M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6)
ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorMini-ITXMicro-ATX
ChipsetAMD B850B650
ModelB850I Lightning WiFiPrime B650M-A WiFi II
VRM10+1+1 phase, 110A SPS for VCoreNot officially disclosed by ASUS
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 192GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU-dependent)PCIe 4.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x1)
ConnectivityUSB4 only with 8000G-series APUsUSB 3.2
Networking2.5GbE (Killer), Wi-Fi 6ERealtek 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2
AudioRealtek ALC1220Realtek 7.1 surround, 24-bit/192kHz
Special Features8-layer PCB, BIOS Flashback2x M.2 (1x Gen5 primary, 1x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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