Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME B840M-K vs GIGABYTE B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1)

57specifications compared
18differ
39identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- PRIME B840M-K:2
- B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1):4
ECC сompatibility
- PRIME B840M-K:ECC & Non-ECC
- B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1):Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- PRIME B840M-K:128 GB
- B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1):256 GB
RAID levels
- PRIME B840M-K:0, 1, 5, 10
- B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1):0, 1, 10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- PRIME B840M-K:2
- B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1):1
Number of RGB LED pin headers
- PRIME B840M-K:3
- B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- PRIME B840M-K:2
- B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- PRIME B840M-K:4
- B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1):5

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Comparison of PRIME B840M-K, B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1)
100 specifications	A ASUS PRIME B840M-K View product	B GIGABYTE B850M AORUS ELITE WIFI6E (rev. 1.1)View product
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slot pin countKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	288
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4400,4800,5200,5600,5800,6000,6200,6400,6600,6800,7000,7200,7400,7600,7800,7900,7950,8000,8200 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 GB	256 GB
Maximum internal memory per slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	PCI Express 4.0, PCI Express 5.0, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3840 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of RGB LED pin headersDiffers	3	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	5
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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, USB Type-C
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Not available	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	5.3
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B840	AMD B850
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1220
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Temperature, Voltage, Water cooling
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
1st M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25110
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22110
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	221 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Antenna includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Screws includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	270 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	263 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	51.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	1.02 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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