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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS PRIME Z390M-PLUS vs GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS PRO

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 35identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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ASUS

PRIME Z390M-PLUSView product
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GIGABYTE

Z390 AORUS PROView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1151 (Socket H4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-8xxx, i5-8xxx, i7-8xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersCrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers26
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
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 quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers20
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel Z390Intel Z390
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1220-VB
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64Windows 10
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
Number of M.2 (M) slots22
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size16 Mbit16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers6.15.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.7
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton® Internet Security cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
DualBIOSKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes

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