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ASRock X570 Steel Legend vs ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero: Comparison

ASRock X570 Steel Legend and ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero separate most on m.2 slots: ASRock X570 Steel Legend at 2, ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero at 6, 67% in favour of ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero. They match on form factor and memory slots.

ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRockASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/22+1+2+2 Power Stages/Six M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUSASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero

Specs

Specification
ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero (LGA1851/Intel Z890/ATX/22+1+2+2 Power Stages/Six M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS ROG Maximus Z890 Hero
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM4LGA1851
SocketAM4LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetX570Z890
Memory TypeDDR4DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory128-50%256 GB
M.2 Slots2-67%6
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelX570 Steel LegendROG Maximus Z890 Hero
VRMNot officially disclosed by ASRock22+1+2+2 power stages
Memory4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel4x DDR5 DIMM (CUDIMM), up to 256GB, up to 9200+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 (x16 or x8/x4/x4) + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) + PCIe 4.0 x1
ConnectivitySteel Legend styling2x Thunderbolt 4, SlimSAS, Q-Release
NetworkingGigabit LAN (WiFi variants sold separately)Intel 2.5GbE + Realtek 5GbE dual LAN, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4
Special Features2x M.2 (PCIe NVMe)6x M.2 (4x CPU incl. 3x PCIe 5.0, 2x Gen4 chipset)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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