ASRock Z690 STEEL LEGEND/D5 vs B660M-HDVP/D5 Motherboard Comparison

ASRock Z690 STEEL LEGEND/D5 and ASRock B660M-HDVP/D5 are both motherboards with the same Socket (LGA1700), PCI-Express x1 Slots (2) and Onboard USB 2.0 (2). The main differences are in Form factor, Chipset, Supported Memory and CrossFire Support.

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ASRock Z690 STEEL LEGEND/D5	ASRock B660M-HDVP/D5
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Brand ASRock	Brand ASRock
Model Z690 STEEL LEGEND/D5 90-MXBIK0-A0UAYZ	Model B660M-HDVP/D5
Release Date -	Release Date -
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►
Socket LGA1700	Socket LGA1700
Form factor ATX	Form factor Micro ATX
Chipset Intel Z690	Chipset Intel B660
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support No	ECC RAM Support No
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC897	Audio Chipset -
Audio Channels 7.1 Channels	Audio Channels -
LAN Chipset Dragon RTL8125BG	LAN Chipset -
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000/2500Mbps	Max LAN Speed -
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support Yes	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports 2 x Antenna Mounting Points 1 x PS/2 Mouse/Keyboard Port 1 x HDMI Port 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) (ReDriver) (Supports ESD Protection) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Ports (Supports ESD Protection)* 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) 1 x BIOS Flashback Button HD Audio Jacks: Rear Speaker / Central / Bass / Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone (Gold Audio Jacks) * Ultra USB Power is supported on USB3_1_2 ports. * ACPI wake-up function is not supported on USB3_1_2 ports.	Back I/O Ports -
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN No
PCI-Express x16 Slots 3	PCI-Express x16 Slots 1
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 2	PCI-Express x1 Slots 2
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 8	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 4	M.2 Ports 1
M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2230 / 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2230 - E Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 2
Maximum Supported RAM 192 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 64 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the ASRock Z690 STEEL LEGEND/D5:

Supports AMD CrossFire
Supports the following RAM types: DDR5 5000MHz, 5200MHz, 5400MHz, 5600MHz, 5800MHz, 6000MHz, 6200MHz, 6400MHz
+2 Slots PCI-E x16
+4 Ports SATA 6Gb/s
+3 Ports M.2
+2 RAM slots
+128 GB maximum RAM supported
+1 Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1