ASUS PRIME B840M-R vs GIGABYTE B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2) has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS PRIME B840M-R (4 vs 2). The ASUS PRIME B840M-R has 4,400 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2) (7600 MHz vs 3200 MHz). The ASUS PRIME B840M-R has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2) (2 vs 1). Processor socket: Socket AM5 on the ASUS PRIME B840M-R, Socket AM4 on the GIGABYTE B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2). Supported memory types: DDR5-SDRAM on the ASUS PRIME B840M-R, DDR4-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2).

• Processor socket
  • PRIME B840M-R:Socket AM5
  • B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2):Socket AM4
• Supported memory types
  • PRIME B840M-R:DDR5-SDRAM
  • B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2):DDR4-SDRAM
• Number of memory slots
  • PRIME B840M-R:2
  • B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2):4
• ECC сompatibility
  • PRIME B840M-R:Non-ECC
  • B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2):ECC & Non-ECC
• Supported memory clock speed (max)
  • PRIME B840M-R:7600 MHz
  • B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2):3200 MHz
• RAID levels
  • PRIME B840M-R:0, 1, 5, 10
  • B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2):0, 1, 10
• USB 2.0 connectors
  • PRIME B840M-R:2
  • B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2):1
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
  • PRIME B840M-R:1
  • B550M GAMING X (Rev. 1.2):2