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ASRock X570 Steel Legend vs ASRock Z790 Pro RS: Comparison

ASRock X570 Steel Legend and ASRock Z790 Pro RS separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock X570 Steel Legend at 2, ASRock Z790 Pro RS at 4, 50% in favour of ASRock Z790 Pro RS. Max Memory splits them by another 33%, again favouring ASRock Z790 Pro RS. They match on form factor, memory slots and wi-fi onboard.

ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRockASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASRock Z790 Pro RS (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/14+1+1 Power Phase/Quad M.2/2.5G LAN)
ASRockASRock Z790 Pro RS

Specs

Specification
ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASRock Z790 Pro RS (LGA1700/Intel Z790/ATX/14+1+1 Power Phase/Quad M.2/2.5G LAN)
ASRock Z790 Pro RS
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM4LGA1700
SocketAM4LGA1700
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetX570Z790
Memory TypeDDR4DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory128-33%192
M.2 Slots2-50%4
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoNo
ModelX570 Steel LegendZ790 Pro RS
VRMNot officially disclosed by ASRock14+1+1 power phase
Memory4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 7200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivitySteel Legend styling8x SATA3, Front USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C
NetworkingGigabit LAN (WiFi variants sold separately)2.5G Dragon LAN (WiFi variant sold separately)
AudioRealtek codecRealtek ALC897, Nahimic, 7.1-channel
Special Features2x M.2 (PCIe NVMe)4x M.2 (Hyper M.2, PCIe Gen4x4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 seriesIntel 12th / 13th / 14th Gen Core

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