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ASRock X570 Steel Legend vs Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE: Comparison

ASRock X570 Steel Legend and Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE separate most on max memory: ASRock X570 Steel Legend at 128, Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE at 256, 50% in favour of Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE. M.2 Slots splits them by another 33%, again favouring Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE. They match on form factor, memory slots and audio.

ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRockASRock X570 Steel Legend
Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/14+1+2+1 Phase VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
GigabyteGigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE

Specs

Specification
ASRock X570 Steel Legend (AM4/AMD X570/ATX/PCIe 4.0/Dual M.2)
ASRock X570 Steel Legend
Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (LGA1851/Intel B860/ATX/14+1+2+1 Phase VRM/Three M.2 Slots/Wi-Fi 7)
Gigabyte B860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE
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 LegendB860 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE
VRMNot officially disclosed by ASRock14+1+2+1 phase
Memory4x DDR4 DIMM, dual-channel4x DDR5 DIMM, up to 9200MHz (OC)
ExpansionPCIe 4.0 x16PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 4.0
ConnectivitySteel Legend stylingUSB4, USB-C
NetworkingGigabit LAN (WiFi variants sold separately)2.5GbE LAN, Wi-Fi 7
AudioRealtek codecRealtek codec
Special Features2x M.2 (PCIe NVMe)3x M.2, white "ICE" aesthetic
CPU SupportAMD Ryzen 5000 / 3000 seriesIntel Core Ultra Processors (Series 2)

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