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ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi vs ASUS ROG Strix Z890-I Gaming WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi and ASUS ROG Strix Z890-I Gaming WiFi differ on socket: ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi at AM5, ASUS ROG Strix Z890-I Gaming WiFi at LGA1851.

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/Mini-ITX/10+1+1 110A SPS/8-Layer PCB)
ASRockASRock B850I Lightning WiFi
ASUS ROG Strix Z890-I Gaming WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/Mini-ITX/10+1+2+1 110A Power Stages/Dual Thunderbolt 4)
ASUSASUS ROG Strix Z890-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 Z890-I Gaming WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/Mini-ITX/10+1+2+1 110A Power Stages/Dual Thunderbolt 4)
ASUS ROG Strix Z890-I Gaming WiFi
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorMini-ITXMini-ITX
ChipsetAMD B850Z890
ModelB850I Lightning WiFiROG Strix Z890-I Gaming WiFi
VRM10+1+1 phase, 110A SPS for VCore10+1+2+1 phase, 110A per stage
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR5 (CUDIMM), up to 128GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU-dependent)1x PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityUSB4 only with 8000G-series APUs2x Thunderbolt 4, M.2 Q-Release Duo
Networking2.5GbE (Killer), Wi-Fi 6E2.5GbE (Intel), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Special Features8-layer PCB, BIOS Flashback2x PCIe 5.0 M.2 (all-Gen5 storage)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra 200S series

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