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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at 4, Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER at 5, 20% in favour of Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER. They match on 9 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

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 MASTER (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/Five M.2 Slots/10GbE LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
Gigabyte Z890 AORUS MASTER
PlatformIntelIntel
Socket TypeLGA1851LGA1851
SocketLGA1851LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256256 GB
M.2 Slots4-20%5
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiZ890 AORUS MASTER
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 DDR5 DIMM (CUDIMM), up to 256GB, up to DDR5-9500 (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x4 + PCIe 4.0 x1
ConnectivityNahimic audio software2x Thunderbolt 4, DTS:X Ultra
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6EMarvell AQC113C 10GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)5x M.2 (3x CPU incl. 2x PCIe 5.0, 2x chipset)
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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