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ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi vs NZXT N9 Z890: Comparison

ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi and NZXT N9 Z890 differ on chipset: ASRock B860 Steel Legend WiFi at B860, NZXT N9 Z890 at Intel Z890. They match on socket, form factor and cpu support.

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
NZXT N9 Z890 (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/20+1+1 Phase VRM/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7/Full-Metal Cover)
NZXTNZXT N9 Z890

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
NZXT N9 Z890 (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/20+1+1 Phase VRM/Five M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7/Full-Metal Cover)
NZXT N9 Z890
SocketLGA1851LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetB860Intel Z890
ModelB860 Steel Legend WiFiN9 Z890
VRM14+1+1+1+1 phase, 80A Dr.MOS20+1+1 phase
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MHz (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, current Z890 OC speeds
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x2)PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivityNahimic audio softwareThunderbolt 4, full-metal cover
Networking2.5G LAN, Wi-Fi 6E5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek ALC1220, NahimicNot detailed on NZXT's public specification page
Special Features4x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4, 1x Gen4 x2)RGB lighting, white PCB option
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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