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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES vs GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4)

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  • 62specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 38identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has 2 more HDDs supported than the GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4) (6 vs 4). The ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has 2 more storage drives supported than the GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4) (8 vs 6). The ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4) (2 vs 1). ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4). 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 B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4).

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC
    • ECC & Non-ECC
  • Number of HDDs supported
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 8
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4

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108 specifications
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ASUS

PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HESView product
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GIGABYTE

B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4)View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 SeriesAMD Ryzen 3000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series, AMD Ryzen 5000 Series
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneSocket AM4
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers4866,4800,4600,4466,4400,4333,4266,4200,4133,4000,3866,3733,3600,3466,3400,3333,3200,3000,2933,2800,2666,2400,2133 MHz4733,4600,4400,4266,4133,4000,3866,3733,3600,3466,3400,3200,2933,2667,2400,2133 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one4733 MHz
Maximum internal memory per slotKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers64
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers86
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one1
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one2
Serial port headersKnown for one1
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneYes
Number of RGB LED pin headersKnown for one5
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI versionKnown for one2.1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Line-inKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111H
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneRealtek RTL8852CE
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.3
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887 / Realtek ALC897Realtek ALC897
Product colourDiffersMulticolourBrown
PC health monitoringKnown for oneFan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 x64Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers41
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers224222110
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one4.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers22602280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one3.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one22110
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers256 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.7
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one265 mm
Package depthKnown for one265 mm
Package heightKnown for one65 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.27 kg
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Antenna includedKnown for oneYes
Screws includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton® Internet Security (OEM version)LAN bandwidth management software
Technical detailsidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one3 year(s)

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