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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi separate most on max memory: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 256, ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi at 192, 25% in favour of ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 25%, again favouring ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi. 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 Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi (AM5/AMD B650E/ATX/PCIe 5.0 GPU Slot/Wi-Fi 6E/Aura Sync RGB)
ASUSASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi

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 Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi (AM5/AMD B650E/ATX/PCIe 5.0 GPU Slot/Wi-Fi 6E/Aura Sync RGB)
ASUS ROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi
PlatformIntelAMD
Socket TypeLGA1851AM5
SocketLGA1851AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860B650E
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256192-25%
M.2 Slots43-25%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiROG Strix B650E-F Gaming WiFi
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOSASUS Extreme Engine Digi+ (phase count not officially disclosed)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 192GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) + 2x PCIe x1
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareUSB 10Gbps, Aura Sync headers
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E2.5GbE (Intel), Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicROG SupremeFX ALC4080, 7.1-channel
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)3x M.2, PCIe 5.0 GPU slot at B-series pricing
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)AMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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