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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and ASUS TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, ASUS TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi at 3, 25% in favour of ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi. They match on 6 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 TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS TUF Gaming B850-Plus 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 TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi (AM5/AMD B850/ATX/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS TUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi
PlatformIntelAMD
Socket TypeLGA1851AM5
SocketLGA1851AM5
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860B850
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots43-25%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiTUF Gaming B850-Plus WiFi
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOSTUF military-grade certified (phase count not officially disclosed)
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8000+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x8/x4) + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4)
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareUSB-C, 2x PCIe 4.0 x1
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6ERealtek 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicRealtek ALC1220P, 7.1-channel
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)AMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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