ASUS PRIME B840M-R vs GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1)

Key differences

The GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1) has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS PRIME B840M-R (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1) has 600 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the ASUS PRIME B840M-R (8200 MHz vs 7600 MHz). The GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1) has 128 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS PRIME B840M-R (256 GB vs 128 GB). Only the GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1) has Wi-Fi. USB connector type: USB Type-A on the ASUS PRIME B840M-R, USB Type-A, USB Type-C on the GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1).

• Number of memory slots
  • PRIME B840M-R:2
  • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):4
• Supported memory clock speed (max)
  • PRIME B840M-R:7600 MHz
  • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):8200 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • PRIME B840M-R:128 GB
  • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):256 GB
• Number of storage drives supported
  • PRIME B840M-R:6
  • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):8
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
  • PRIME B840M-R:1
  • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):2
• Number of CPU fan connectors
  • PRIME B840M-R:1
  • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):2
• USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
  • PRIME B840M-R:0
  • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):3
• Headphone outputs
  • PRIME B840M-R:1
  • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):2