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ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi vs ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II: Comparison

ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi and ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi at 3, ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II at 2, 33% in favour of ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi. Max Memory splits them by another 25%, again favouring ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi. They match on 4 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.

Specs

Specification
ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/mATX/10+1+1+1+1 Phase Dr.MOS VRM/Wi-Fi 6E)
ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi
ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II (AM5/AMD B650/mATX/Two M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 6)
ASUS Prime B650M-A WiFi II
PlatformIntelAMD
Socket TypeLGA1851AM5
SocketLGA1851AM5
Form FactorMicro-ATXMicro-ATX
ChipsetB860B650
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256192-25%
M.2 Slots32-33%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesYes
ModelB860M Pro RS WiFiPrime B650M-A WiFi II
VRM10+1+1+1+1 phase, Dr.MOSNot officially disclosed by ASUS
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM (CUDIMM), up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 192GB, up to 7600+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 4.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x1)
Connectivity4x SATA3USB 3.2
Networking2.5G LAN (Realtek), Wi-Fi 6ERealtek 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic enhancementRealtek 7.1 surround, 24-bit/192kHz
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5 Blazing, 2x Gen4 Hyper)2x M.2 (1x Gen5 primary, 1x Gen4)
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)AMD Ryzen 9000 / 8000 / 7000 series

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