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ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi vs ASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi and ASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi differ on socket: ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi at AM5, ASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi at LGA1700.

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/Mini-ITX/10+1+1 110A SPS/8-Layer PCB)
ASRockASRock B850I Lightning WiFi
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi (LGA1700/Intel Z790/Mini-ITX/10-Stage VRM/Dual Thunderbolt 4)
ASUSASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming 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 ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi (LGA1700/Intel Z790/Mini-ITX/10-Stage VRM/Dual Thunderbolt 4)
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi
SocketAM5LGA1700
Form FactorMini-ITXMini-ITX
ChipsetAMD B850Z790
ModelB850I Lightning WiFiROG Strix Z790-I Gaming WiFi
VRM10+1+1 phase, 110A SPS for VCore10-stage (amperage not officially disclosed by ASUS)
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR5, up to 96GB, up to 7600 MT/s (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU-dependent)1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16 or x8/x8)
ConnectivityUSB4 only with 8000G-series APUs2x Thunderbolt 4, bundled ROG Strix Hive module
Networking2.5GbE (Killer), Wi-Fi 6E2.5GbE (Intel), Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
Special Features8-layer PCB, BIOS FlashbackBundled I/O expansion module
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen (LGA1700)

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