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ASRock X570 Steel Legend vs ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi: Comparison

ASRock X570 Steel Legend and ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi separate most on max memory: ASRock X570 Steel Legend at 128, ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi at 256, 50% in favour of ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi. M.2 Slots splits them by another 33%, again favouring ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi. They match on form factor and memory slots.

Specs

Specification
ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRock X570 Steel Legend
ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
ASUS TUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi
PlatformAMDIntel
Socket TypeAM4LGA1851
SocketAM4LGA1851
Form FactorATXATX
ChipsetX570B860
Memory TypeDDR4DDR5
Memory Slots44
Max Memory128-50%256
M.2 Slots2-33%3
PCIe 5.0 SupportNoYes
Wi-Fi OnboardNoYes
ModelX570 Steel LegendTUF Gaming B860-Plus WiFi
VRMNot officially disclosed by ASRockTUF certified (phase count not officially disclosed)
Memory4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 256GB, up to 8666+ MT/s (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4) + PCIe 4.0 x1
ConnectivitySteel Legend stylingUSB-C
NetworkingGigabit LAN (WiFi variants sold separately)Realtek 2.5Gb LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek codecRealtek 7.1 surround, 24-bit/192kHz
Special Features2x M.2 (PCIe NVMe)3x M.2 (1x Gen5, 2x Gen4)
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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