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ASRock WRX90 WS EVO vs ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme: Comparison

ASRock WRX90 WS EVO and ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme separate most on memory slots: ASRock WRX90 WS EVO at 8, ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme at 4, 50% in favour of ASRock WRX90 WS EVO. M.2 Slots splits them by another 50%, this time favouring ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme. They match on form factor, memory type and pcie 5.0 support.

ASRock WRX90 WS EVO (sTR5/AMD WRX90/EEB/24 Power Stages/7x PCIe 5.0 x16)
ASRockASRock WRX90 WS EVO
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme (LGA1851/Intel Z890/E-ATX/Six M.2 Slots/Dual 2.5G+10G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme

Specs

Specification
ASRock WRX90 WS EVO (sTR5/AMD WRX90/EEB/24 Power Stages/7x PCIe 5.0 x16)
ASRock WRX90 WS EVO
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme (LGA1851/Intel Z890/E-ATX/Six M.2 Slots/Dual 2.5G+10G LAN/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Extreme
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypesTR5LGA1851
SocketsTR5LGA1851
Form FactorE-ATXE-ATX
ChipsetWRX90Z890
Memory TypeDDR5DDR5
Memory Slots84-50%
Max Memory2048256 GB-87%
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportYesYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelWRX90 WS EVOROG Maximus Z890 Extreme
VRM24 power stages (amperage not officially disclosed)Extreme-tier design (phase count not officially disclosed)
Memory8x DDR5 ECC R-DIMM, 8-channel4x DDR5 DIMM (CUDIMM), up to 256GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
Expansion7x PCIe 5.0 x162x PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16, x8/x8, or x8/x4/x4) + PCIe 4.0 x4
ConnectivitySlimSAS/MCIO expansion for up to 4 additional M.22x Thunderbolt 5, ROG Q-DIMM.2 expansion module
NetworkingDual 10GbEIntel 2.5G + Marvell 10G dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Special Features2x onboard PCIe 5.0 M.24x onboard M.2 (3x PCIe 5.0) + 2x M.2 on included Q-DIMM.2 card
CPU SupportAMD Threadripper PRO 7000 WX-seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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