Gigabyte
Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
$229.99Cheaper
Released 2022
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Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX vs ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX is cheaper at $229.99. Every spec and price links to its source.
ASRock
ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi
$269.99
Released 2022
Which is better: the Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX or ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi?
On the specs we track, they're closely matched. The Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX is the cheaper at $229.99.
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Full spec sheet
✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec |  Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX |  ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $229.99 US launch/street price | $269.99 Launch list price |
| Brand | Gigabyte | ASRock |
| Released | 2022 | 2022 |
| Socket | am5 | am5 |
| Chipset | AMD B650 | AMD B650E |
| Form factor | atx | atx |
| Memory type | ddr5 | ddr5 |
| PCIe 5 | Yes | Yes |
| M2 slots | 3 | 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Release | 2022 | 2022 |
Sources — Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX: vortez.net (verified 2026-06-19). ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi: asrock.com (verified 2026-06-19).
What's the difference between the Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX and ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi?
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (1 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
- Chipset: Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX AMD B650 vs ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi AMD B650E
What reviewers say
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
Gigabyte B650 Aorus Elite AX
No sourced tester review yet.
ASRock B650E Steel Legend WiFi
One whitelisted hands-on review survived verification: Tom's Hardware, which bench-tested the board on a Ryzen 9 7950X. It found the board performed well in its benchmark suite and overclocked easily, but faulted the board for having only two SATA ports, a dated Realtek ALC897 audio codec, and a $269 price higher than the competition. All quantitative measurements and the second source (TechPowerUp) were dropped because they could not be confirmed in the review page text. (1 sourced review, 1 lab-tested.)
Praised: Performed well in the benchmark suite and overclocked the flagship Ryzen 9 7950X with ease.
Flagged: Only two SATA ports; Dated Realtek ALC897 audio codec.