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B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E
Gigabyte
$15999
B860 Lightning WiFi
ASRock
$15999
Chipset
Intel B860Intel B860
Socket
LGA1851LGA1851
Form Factor
Micro ATXATX
Max Memory
256 GB256 GB
Memory Type
DDR5DDR5
Memory Slots
44
Max Memory Speed
-8933
ECC Memory Support
No No
PCIe x16 Slots
22
PCIe x16 4.0 Slots
21
PCIe x16 5.0 Slots
01
M.2 Slots
24
M.2 Slot Specifics
  1. 2280M (PCIe4.0x4)
  2. 2280M (PCIe4.0x4)
  3. 2580-25110M (PCIe4.0x4)
  4. 2280M (PCIe4.0x4)
  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)
SATA Ports
04
USB 2.0 Headers
22
USB 3.2 Headers
12
USB 3.2 (Gen 2) Headers
10
Total USB Ports
-10
USB Type-C Ports
-1
WiFi
802.11 ax802.11 ax
Ethernet Speed
2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Audio Chipset
RealtekRealtek ALC1220
Audio Channels
7.17.1
Optical S/PDIF Out
Yes Yes
BIOS Flashback
No No
Color
DarkDark
Supported CPUs
Intel Core Ultra Series 2Intel Core Ultra Series 2
M.2 Heatsink/Shields
Yes-
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Comparison Analysis

Comparing the B860M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E vs B860 Lightning WiFi reveals distinct differences in their targeted use cases.