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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME X299-A vs MSI X299 SLI PLUS

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 35identical
  • 36known 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
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® I219-V
    • Intel® I211, Intel I219V
  • BIOS memory size
    • 128 Mbit
    • 256 Mbit
  • Depth
    • 244 mm
    • 243 mm

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ASUS

PRIME X299-AView product
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MSI

X299 SLI PLUSView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 2066 (Socket R4)LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
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
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots88
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
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
Maximum internal memory128 GB128 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, CrossFire
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectors88
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portYesYes
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
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I219-VIntel® I211, Intel I219V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® X299Intel® X299
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
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
Number of M.2 (M) slots22
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit256 Mbit
ACPI version6.06.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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