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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero separate most on max memory: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 256, ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero at 128, 50% in favour of ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 5 other specifications, including platform, form factor 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 Maximus XIII Hero (LGA1200/Intel Z590/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUSASUS ROG Maximus XIII 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 Maximus XIII Hero (LGA1200/Intel Z590/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/Thunderbolt 4/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASUS ROG Maximus XIII Hero
PlatformIntelIntel
Socket TypeLGA1851LGA1200
SocketLGA1851LGA1200
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860Z590
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots44
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiROG Maximus XIII Hero (WiFi 6E)
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS14+2 power stages
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)4x DDR4 DIMM, up to DDR4-5333 (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareThunderbolt 4 onboard
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6EDual 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicASUS SupremeFX, Aura RGB
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)4x M.2/NVMe SSD slots
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)Intel 11th / 10th Gen Core

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