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ASRock X570 Steel Legend vs ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi: Comparison

ASRock X570 Steel Legend and ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi separate most on memory slots: ASRock X570 Steel Legend at 4, ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi at 2, 50% in favour of ASRock X570 Steel Legend. M.2 Slots splits them by another 33%, this time favouring ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi.

ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRockASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/Mini-ITX/12+1+1+1+1 110A SPS/Dual Thunderbolt 4)
ASRockASRock Z890I Nova WiFi

Specs

Specification
ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi (LGA1851/Intel Z890/Mini-ITX/12+1+1+1+1 110A SPS/Dual Thunderbolt 4)
ASRock Z890I Nova WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM4LGA1851
SocketAM4LGA1851
Form FactorATXMini-ITX
ChipsetX570Z890
Memory TypeDDR4DDR5
Memory Slots42-50%
Max Memory128128
M.2 Slots2-33%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelX570 Steel LegendZ890I Nova WiFi
VRMNot officially disclosed by ASRock12+1+1+1+1 phase, 110A SPS for VCore
Memory4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel2x DDR5, up to 128GB, up to 9866+ MT/s (CUDIMM/OC)
ExpansionPCIe 4.0 x161x PCIe 5.0 x16
ConnectivitySteel Legend styling2x Thunderbolt 4/USB4, Memory OC Shield
NetworkingGigabit LAN (WiFi variants sold separately)5Gbps (Realtek RTL8126), Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
AudioRealtek codecRealtek ALC4082
Special Features2x M.2 (PCIe NVMe)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 seriesIntel Core Ultra 200S series

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