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ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi vs Gigabyte B550I AORUS Pro AX: Comparison

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi and Gigabyte B550I AORUS Pro AX differ on socket: ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi at AM5, Gigabyte B550I AORUS Pro AX at AM4.

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/Mini-ITX/10+1+1 110A SPS/8-Layer PCB)
ASRockASRock B850I Lightning WiFi
Gigabyte B550I AORUS Pro AX (AM4/AMD B550/Mini-ITX/8-Phase 90A SPS/Rear-Mounted M.2)
GigabyteGigabyte B550I AORUS Pro AX

Specs

Specification
ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/Mini-ITX/10+1+1 110A SPS/8-Layer PCB)
ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi
Gigabyte B550I AORUS Pro AX (AM4/AMD B550/Mini-ITX/8-Phase 90A SPS/Rear-Mounted M.2)
Gigabyte B550I AORUS Pro AX
SocketAM5AM4
Form FactorMini-ITXMini-ITX
ChipsetAMD B850B550
ModelB850I Lightning WiFiB550I AORUS Pro AX
VRM10+1+1 phase, 110A SPS for VCore8-phase (6+2), 90A SPS, ~720A combined
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR4, up to 64GB, up to DDR4-5300 (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU-dependent)1x PCIe 4.0 x16 (3.0 with G-series APUs)
ConnectivityUSB4 only with 8000G-series APUsQ-Flash Plus, rear-mounted M.2 for airflow
Networking2.5GbE (Killer), Wi-Fi 6E2.5GbE (Realtek), Wi-Fi 6 (Intel AX200), Bluetooth 5
AudioRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC1220-VB
Special Features8-layer PCB, BIOS FlashbackRear M.2 slot keeps front airflow clear
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 5000 / 4000 / 3000 series (AM4)

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