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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME X299-A vs MSI X299 GAMING PRO CARBON

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 38identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 3
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • BIOS memory size
    • 128 Mbit
    • 256 Mbit

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82 specifications
A

ASUS

PRIME X299-AView product
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MSI

X299 GAMING PRO CARBONView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei7-3xxx, i7-4xxx, i7-5xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,3600,4000 MHz2133,2400,2667,2800,2933,3000,3200,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4200,4266,4400,4500 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers23
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220
Number of mounting holesKnown for one9
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit256 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for one1

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