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B860 Lightning WiFi
ASRock
$15999
X870 MAX Gaming WIFI7 W
ASUS
$24999
Chipset
Intel B860AMD X870
Socket
LGA1851AM5
Form Factor
ATXATX
Max Memory
256 GB256 GB
Memory Type
DDR5DDR5
Memory Slots
44
Max Memory Speed
8933-
ECC Memory Support
No No
PCIe x16 Slots
24
PCIe x16 4.0 Slots
14
PCIe x16 5.0 Slots
10
M.2 Slots
44
M.2 Slot Specifics
  1. 2280M (PCIe 4.0 x4)
  2. 2230-2242M (PCIe 4.0 x4)
  3. 2280M (PCIe 4.0 x4)
  4. 2280M (PCIe 4.0 x4)
  5. 2280M (PCIe 4.0 x4)
  6. 2280E (PCIe 4.0 x4)
  1. 2280M (PCIe4.0x4)
  2. 2242-2260M (PCIe4.0x4)
  3. 2280M (PCIe4.0x4)
  4. 2280M (PCIe4.0x4)
SATA Ports
40
USB 2.0 Headers
22
USB 3.2 Headers
21
Total USB Ports
10-
USB Type-C Ports
1-
WiFi
802.11 ax802.11 ax
Ethernet Speed
2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC1220Realtek
Audio Channels
7.17.1
Optical S/PDIF Out
Yes No
BIOS Flashback
No No
Color
DarkLight
Supported CPUs
Intel Core Ultra Series 2AMD Ryzen 7000, 8000, 9000
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Comparison Analysis

Comparing the B860 Lightning WiFi vs X870 MAX Gaming WIFI7 W reveals distinct differences in their targeted use cases.

The B860 Lightning WiFi is the more budget-friendly option, costing approximately $90 (56%) less than the X870 MAX Gaming WIFI7 W.