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ASRock X570 Steel Legend vs ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero: Comparison

ASRock X570 Steel Legend and ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero differ on wi-fi onboard: ASRock X570 Steel Legend at No, ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero at Yes. They match on 12 other specifications, including platform, socket type and socket.

ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRockASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/PCIe 4.0/Wi-Fi 6)
ASUSASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero

Specs

Specification
ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/14+2 Power Stages/PCIe 4.0/Wi-Fi 6)
ASUS ROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
PlatformAMDAMD
Socket TypeAM4AM4
SocketAM4AM4
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetX570X570
Memory TypeDDR4DDR4
Memory Slots44
Max Memory128128
M.2 Slots22
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoNo
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelX570 Steel LegendROG Crosshair VIII Dark Hero
VRMNot officially disclosed by ASRock14+2 power stages
Memory4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel, tuned OC profiles
ExpansionPCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 4.0 x16
ConnectivitySteel Legend stylingDual LAN, ESS Sabre DAC
NetworkingGigabit LAN (WiFi variants sold separately)2.5GbE + 1GbE dual LAN, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1
AudioRealtek codecASUS SupremeFX with ESS Sabre DAC
Special Features2x M.2 (PCIe NVMe)2x M.2 (PCIe 4.0)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 seriesAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 series

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