Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B450M-A/CSM vs GIGABYTE B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0)

54specifications compared
16differ
38identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- PRIME B450M-A/CSM:ECC
- B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
Supported storage drive types
- PRIME B450M-A/CSM:HDD
- B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0):HDD & SSD
Number of HDDs supported
- PRIME B450M-A/CSM:4
- B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0):6
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- PRIME B450M-A/CSM:2
- B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0):1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- PRIME B450M-A/CSM:0
- B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0):1
PS/2 ports quantity
- PRIME B450M-A/CSM:2
- B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0):0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- PRIME B450M-A/CSM:1
- B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0):0
Motherboard form factor
- PRIME B450M-A/CSM:micro ATX
- B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0):ATX

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Comparison of PRIME B450M-A/CSM, B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0)
87 specifications	A ASUS PRIME B450M-A/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200 MHz	2133,2400,2667,2933,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	HDD	HDD & SSD
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	4	6
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	M.2, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16384 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/Oidentical
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111H	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsDiffers	8.0 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 x64
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	6.1	5.0
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	240 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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