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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X separate most on memory slots: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X at 2, 50% in favour of ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 20%, this time favouring Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X. They match on 8 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

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 Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+2 Phase VRM/CQDIMM 256GB/DDR5-10266 OC/5x M.2)
GigabyteGigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X

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 Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/16+1+2 Phase VRM/CQDIMM 256GB/DDR5-10266 OC/5x M.2)
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X
PlatformIntelIntel
Socket TypeLGA1851LGA1851
SocketLGA1851LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots42-50%
Max Memory256256
M.2 Slots4-20%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiGigabyte Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X, D5 DUO X Series
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS16+1+2 Phases, 60A DrMOS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)2x DDR5 DIMM (CQDIMM/CUDIMM), Up to 256GB (2x128GB), Up to 10,266 MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)5x M.2 (1x PCIe 5.0 + 4x PCIe 4.0), PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x4
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareUSB4 Type-C
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7 (BE200NGW)
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicRealtek ALC1220 with S/PDIF Out
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)Intel Core Ultra 200S / 200S Plus Series

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