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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES vs MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 25identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E has 128 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (256 GB vs 128 GB). The MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E has 2 more HDDs supported than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (8 vs 6). The MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES (4 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, Intel on the MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E. Processor socket: Socket AM4 on the ASUS PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HES, LGA 1851 (Socket V1) on the MSI Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6E.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM4
    • LGA 1851 (Socket V1)
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR4-SDRAM
    • DDR5-SDRAM
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 128 GB
    • 256 GB
  • Number of HDDs supported
    • 6
    • 8
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 4

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86 specifications
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ASUS

PRIME B550-PLUS AC-HESView product
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Z890 GAMING PLUS WIFI6EView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM4LGA 1851 (Socket V1)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 SeriesIntel Core Ultra (Series 2)
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1851
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR5-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-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 MHz6400,9200 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one9200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers128 GB256 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers2 differ
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers68
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one0
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
HDMI versionKnown for one2.1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.4
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet5 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneKiller E5000
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-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)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.3
Features5 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B550Intel Z890
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887 / Realtek ALC897Realtek ALC897
Product colourDiffersMulticolourBlack
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 x64Windows 11
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
1st M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2242
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2260
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one22110
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one6.5
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one3.7
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm304.8 mm

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