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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX separate most on max memory: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 256, Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX at 128, 50% 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 4 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
Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX (LGA1200/Intel Z590/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Triple M.2/Wi-Fi 6)
GigabyteGigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX

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
Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX (LGA1200/Intel Z590/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Triple M.2/Wi-Fi 6)
Gigabyte Z590 AORUS Elite AX
PlatformIntelIntel
Socket TypeLGA1851LGA1200
SocketLGA1851LGA1200
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860Z590
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots43-25%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiZ590 AORUS Elite AX
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOSNot officially disclosed by Gigabyte
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel, K-series OC support
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareUSB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E2.5GbE LAN, Intel Wi-Fi 6
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicRealtek codec
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)3x M.2 (PCIe NVMe)
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)Intel 11th / 10th Gen Core

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