Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II vs GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0)

47specifications compared
22differ
25identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- PRIME B550M-A WIFI II:AMD
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):Intel
Processor socket
- PRIME B550M-A WIFI II:Socket AM4
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):LGA 1700
ECC сompatibility
- PRIME B550M-A WIFI II:ECC
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
RAID levels
- PRIME B550M-A WIFI II:0, 1, 10
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 5, 10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
- PRIME B550M-A WIFI II:0
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- PRIME B550M-A WIFI II:4
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- PRIME B550M-A WIFI II:0
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- PRIME B550M-A WIFI II:4
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):3

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Comparison of PRIME B550M-A WIFI II, Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0)
96 specifications	A ASUS PRIME B550M-A WIFI II View product	B GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM4	LGA 1700
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Ryzen 3000 Series, AMD Ryzen 5000 Series	Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Socket AM4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3333,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4466,4600,4800,4866 MHz	2133,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4266,4300,4400,4500,4600,4700,4800,4933,5000,5133,5333 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 4.0, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	2.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB connector typeKnown for one	USB Type-A	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111H	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	5.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B550	Intel Z690
Product colourKnown for one	Multicolour	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64	Windows 10 x64
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1220-VB
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
1st M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	22110	Unknown — not stated by the source
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	2280	Unknown — not stated by the source
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
HeightDiffers	67 mm	70 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightDiffers	845 g	1 kg
Packaging contentKnown for one	2 x SATA 6Gb/s cables 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi moving antennas 1 x I/O Shield 1 x M.2 SSD screw package 1 x Support DVD 1 x User manual	Unknown — not stated by the source

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