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ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi vs ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi and ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi differ on memory: ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi at 2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s (OC), ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi at 4x DDR5 DIMM, up to DDR5-7600 (OC via AEMP III), which puts ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi ahead on that measure.

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/Mini-ITX/10+1+1 110A SPS/8-Layer PCB)
ASRockASRock B850I Lightning WiFi
ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/mATX/10+1+2+1 80A Power Stages/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi

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 Z890M-PLUS WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/mATX/10+1+2+1 80A Power Stages/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS Prime Z890M-PLUS WiFi
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorMini-ITXMicro-ATX
ChipsetAMD B850Z890
ModelB850I Lightning WiFiPrime Z890M-PLUS WiFi
VRM10+1+1 phase, 110A SPS for VCore10(80A)+1(80A)+2(80A)+1(80A) power stages
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to DDR5-7600 (OC via AEMP III)
Expansion1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU-dependent)PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x1) + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)
ConnectivityUSB4 only with 8000G-series APUsSafeSlot, USB-C
Networking2.5GbE (Killer), Wi-Fi 6E2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC12203x audio jacks (codec not specified by ASUS)
Special Features8-layer PCB, BIOS Flashback3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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