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ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi vs Gigabyte A520M DS3H: Comparison

ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi and Gigabyte A520M DS3H separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi at 3, Gigabyte A520M DS3H at 1, 67% in favour of ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi. Max Memory splits them by another 50%, again favouring ASRock B860M Pro RS WiFi. They match on form factor 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
Gigabyte A520M DS3H (AM4/AMD A520/mATX/Budget/Four DIMM Slots)
Gigabyte A520M DS3H
PlatformIntelAMD
Socket TypeLGA1851AM4
SocketLGA1851AM4
Form FactorMicro-ATXMicro-ATX
ChipsetB860A520
Memory TypeDDR5DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory256128-50%
M.2 Slots31-67%
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesNo
Wi-Fi OnboardYesNo
ModelB860M Pro RS WiFiA520M DS3H
VRM10+1+1+1+1 phase, Dr.MOS5+3 Phases Digital PWM
Memory4x DDR5 DIMM (CUDIMM), up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MT/s (OC)4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel
ExpansionPCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 3.0 x16
Connectivity4x SATA3Q-Flash Plus
Networking2.5G LAN (Realtek), Wi-Fi 6EGigabit LAN (no built-in WiFi)
AudioRealtek ALC897, Nahimic enhancementRealtek codec
Special Features3x M.2 (1x Gen5 Blazing, 2x Gen4 Hyper)1x M.2 (PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe), RGB Fusion 2.0
CPU SupportIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)AMD Ryzen 5000 (non-X3D) / 4000G / 3000 series

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