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ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi vs Gigabyte X870I AORUS PRO ICE: Comparison

ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi and Gigabyte X870I AORUS PRO ICE separate most on memory slots: ASRock B850M Pro-A WiFi at 4, Gigabyte X870I AORUS PRO ICE 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 7 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

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
Gigabyte X870I AORUS PRO ICE (AM5/AMD X870/Mini-ITX/8+2+1 Power Stages/USB4/White Aesthetic)
Gigabyte X870I AORUS PRO ICE
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM5AM5
SocketAM5AM5
Form FactorMicro-ATXMini-ITX
ChipsetB850X870
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots42-50%
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots32-33%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB850M Pro-A WiFiX870I AORUS PRO ICE
VRM8+2+1 phase, Dr.MOS8+2+1 phase (amperage not officially disclosed by Gigabyte)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)2x DDR5, up to 128GB, 8400+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x41x PCIe 5.0 x16 (CPU-dependent)
ConnectivitySATA3, USB 3.2USB4 Type-C
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E2.5GbE (Realtek), Wi-Fi 7 (RTL8922AE), Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC897, 7.1-channelRealtek ALC4080
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5 Blazing, 2x Gen4 Hyper)White "ICE" aesthetic, USB4
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 seriesAMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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