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ASRock TRX50 WS vs ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme: Comparison
ASRock TRX50 WS and ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock TRX50 WS at 2, ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme at 4, 50% in favour of ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme. They match on 5 other specifications, including form factor, memory type and memory slots.
Specs
| Specification |  |  |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | AMD | Intel |
| Socket Type | sTR5 | LGA1851 |
| Socket | sTR5 | LGA1851 |
| Form Factor | E-ATX | E-ATX |
| Chipset | TRX50 | Z890 |
| Memory Type | DDR5 | DDR5 |
| Memory Slots | 4 | 4 |
| Max Memory | 1024 | 256 GB-75% |
| M.2 Slots | 2-50% | 4 |
| PCIe 5.0 Support | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi Onboard | Yes | Yes |
| Model | TRX50 WS | ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme |
| VRM | Not officially disclosed by ASRock | Extreme-tier design (phase count not officially disclosed) |
| Memory | 4x DDR5 ECC R-DIMM, quad-channel, up to 1TB | 4x DDR5 DIMM (CUDIMM), up to 256GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC) |
| Expansion | 5x PCIe 5.0 x16 | 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16, x8/x8, or x8/x4/x4) + PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Connectivity | SlimSAS/MCIO expansion ports | 2x Thunderbolt 5, ROG Q-DIMM.2 expansion module |
| Networking | 10GbE + 2.5GbE, Wi-Fi 6E | Intel 2.5G + Marvell 10G dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Special Features | 2x PCIe 5.0 M.2 + SlimSAS expansion | 4x onboard M.2 (3x PCIe 5.0) + 2x M.2 on included Q-DIMM.2 card |
| CPU Support | AMD Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-series | Intel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2) |