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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero separate most on max memory: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 256, ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero at 192, 25% in favour of ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 20%, this time favouring ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero. They match on 5 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/14+1+1+1+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRockASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/22-Phase 110A SPS VRM/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero

Specs

Specification
ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/14+1+1+1+1 Phase 80A Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero (AM5/AMD X870E/ATX/22-Phase 110A SPS VRM/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
PlatformIntelAMD
Socket TypeLGA1851AM5
SocketLGA1851AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860X870E
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256192-25%
M.2 Slots4-20%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiROG Crosshair X870E Hero
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS22-phase (18x 110A SPS for Vcore), ~1,980A combined
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 192GB, up to DDR5-8200 (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)2x PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16/x8 + x8, x4/x4 bifurcation)
ConnectivityNahimic audio software5x USB-C, BIOS FlashBack, Q-Release
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E5GbE + 2.5GbE dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicRealtek ALC4082 + ESS Sabre9219 DAC
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)5x M.2 (3x Gen5, 2x Gen4), AI Cooling II
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)AMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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