Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES vs GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5)

60specifications compared
18differ
42identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has 2 more storage drives supported than the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5) (8 vs 6). The ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5) (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5) has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (3 vs 2). ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) on the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) on the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5).

ECC сompatibility
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:ECC
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5):ECC & Non-ECC
Number of storage drives supported
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:8
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5):6
Number of SATA III connectors
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:6
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:2
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5):3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:1
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5):2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:1
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5):0
Headphone outputs
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:1
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5):5
Top Wi-Fi standard
- PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES:Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5):Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

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Comparison of PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5)
99 specifications	A ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES View product	B GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.5)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socket	Socket AM4	Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series	AMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket AM4
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory slot pin countKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	288
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	4866,4800,4600,4466,4400,4333,4266,4200,4133,4000,3866,3733,3600,3466,3400,3333,3200,3000,2933,2800,2666,2400,2133 MHz	4733,4600,4400,4266,4133,4000,3866,3733,3600,3466,3400,3200,2933,2667,2400,2133 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4733 MHz
Maximum internal memory	128 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Maximum internal memory per slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA III, PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 4.0
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	8	6
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 10
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5120 x 2880 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDCP versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of CPU fan connectors	1	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
12V power connector	Yes	Yes
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
RGB LED pin headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of RGB LED pin headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	5
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8852CE
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	AMD	AMD
Motherboard chipset	AMD B550	AMD B550
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Product colourDiffers	Multicolour	Black
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Voltage, Temperature, Water cooling
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 x64	Windows 11 x64, Windows 10 x64
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887 / Realtek ALC897	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of M.2 (M) slots	2	2
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2242	22110
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2260	22110
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	2280	Unknown — not stated by the source
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	22110	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	256 Mbit	128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Antenna includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security

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