ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi vs ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
Key differences
- •ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero has higher M.2 slots (5 vs 3)
- •ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero has higher Max memory speed (8000 MT/s vs 7200 MT/s)
Full spec comparison
Spec
ASRock B850 Steel Legend WiFi
ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero
Platform
SocketAM5AM5
ChipsetB850X870E
Form factorATXATX
VRM (power stages)14+2+1 phase24+2 phase
Memory & Expansion
Memory typeDDR5DDR5
Memory slots44
Max memory capacity256 GB256 GB
Max memory speed7200 MT/s8000 MT/s▲
PCIe slots1× x16 4.0, 1× x16 3.0, 1× x1 3.01× x16 5.0, 1× x16 4.0, 1× x1 4.0
M.2 slots35▲
SATA ports44
Connectivity
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth5.45.4
LAN2.5 GbE5 GbE
Rear USB1× USB-C 10Gbps, 6× USB 3.21× USB4 40Gbps, 1× USB-C 20Gbps, 7× USB 3.2