ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) vs ASUS ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI

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ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

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ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI

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ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

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ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI

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At a glance

Key differences

Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.

Full specs

Side-by-side specifications

Performance6 differences

Compatible processor series

Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®

AMD Ryzen™ 7

Motherboard chipset

Intel Z490

AMD B650

Motherboard chipset family

Intel

AMD

Chipset

Intel Z490

AMD B650

Processor manufacturer

Intel

AMD

Processor socket

LGA 1200 (Socket H5)

Socket AM5

Connectivity7 differences

Wi-Fi

Yes

HDMI ports quantity

Supported memory clock speeds

2133 · 2400 · 2666

4800 · 5000 · 5200

Supported memory types

DDR4-SDRAM

DDR5-SDRAM

Supported storage drive interfaces

M.2, SATA

M.2, SATA III

USB 2.0 connectors

USB 2.0 ports quantity

USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors

USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity

Audio2 differences

Audio output channels

8 channels

7.1 channels

Headphone outputs

General2 differences

Component for

Ethernet LAN

Yes

Manufacturer Sku

90MB12R0-M0EAY0

90MB1BP0-M0EAY0

Model Number

ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI)

ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI

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ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) vs ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI

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