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ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi vs ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi and ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi separate most on memory slots: ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi at 4, ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi at 2, 50% in favour of ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi. Max Memory splits them by another 50%, again favouring ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi. They match on 4 other specifications, including memory type, m.2 slots and pcie 5.0 support.

ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/mATX/8+2+1 Phase Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi
ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/Mini-ITX/12+1+1+1+1 110A SPS/Dual Thunderbolt 4)
ASRockASRock Z890I Nova WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/mATX/8+2+1 Phase Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi
ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/Mini-ITX/12+1+1+1+1 110A SPS/Dual Thunderbolt 4)
ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1851
SocketAM5LGA1851
Form FactorMicro-ATXMini-ITX
ChipsetB850Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots42-50%
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots33
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850M Pro-A WiFiZ890I Nova WiFi
VRM8+2+1 phase, Dr.MOS12+1+1+1+1 phase, 110A SPS for VCore
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR5, up to 128GB, up to 9866+ MT/s (CUDIMM/OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x41x PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivitySATA3, USB 3.22x Thunderbolt 4/USB4, Memory OC Shield
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E5Gbps (Realtek RTL8126), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC897, 7.1-channelRealtek ALC4082
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5 Blazing, 2x Gen4 Hyper)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel Core Ultra 200S series

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