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ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi vs Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7: Comparison

ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi and Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7 differ on memory: ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi at 2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s (OC), Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7 at 4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to DDR5-9200 (OC), which puts Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7 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
Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7 (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/USB4/Wi-Fi 7)
GigabyteGigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7

Specs

Specification
ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/Mini-ITX/10+1+1 110A SPS/8-Layer PCB)
ASRock B850I Lightning WiFi
Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7 (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Four M.2 Slots/USB4/Wi-Fi 7)
Gigabyte Z890 Gaming X WIFI7
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorMini-ITXATX
ChipsetAMD B850Intel Z890
ModelB850I Lightning WiFiZ890 Gaming X WIFI7
VRM10+1+1 phase, 110A SPS for VCoreNot officially disclosed by Gigabyte
Memory2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8200+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to DDR5-9200 (OC)
Expansion1x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU-dependent)PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x4
ConnectivityUSB4 only with 8000G-series APUsUSB4
Networking2.5GbE (Killer), Wi-Fi 6ERealtek 2.5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC1220Realtek codec, 7.1-channel
Special Features8-layer PCB, BIOS Flashback4x M.2 (2x CPU, 2x chipset)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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