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ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi vs ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero: Comparison

ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi and ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero separate most on max memory: ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi at 256, ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 25%, this time favouring ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero. They match on 4 other specifications, including memory type, memory 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
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUSASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero

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
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/PCIe 5.0/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 Hero
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM5LGA1700
SocketAM5LGA1700
Form FactorMicro-ATXATX
ChipsetB850Z790
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots3-25%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850M Pro-A WiFiROG Maximus Z790 Hero
VRM8+2+1 phase, Dr.MOSHigh-end design (exact phase count not currently listed)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, AEMP-enabled overclocking
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivitySATA3, USB 3.2Thunderbolt 4
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6EDual 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
AudioRealtek ALC897, 7.1-channelROG SupremeFX
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5 Blazing, 2x Gen4 Hyper)Multiple M.2 slots (PCIe 4.0)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen Core

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