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ASUS ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING vs GIGABYTE GA-B250M-D2V Bulk

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 25identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING:LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
    • GA-B250M-D2V Bulk:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Number of memory slots
    • ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING:8
    • GA-B250M-D2V Bulk:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING:128 GB
    • GA-B250M-D2V Bulk:32 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING:1
    • GA-B250M-D2V Bulk:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING:2
    • GA-B250M-D2V Bulk:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING:1
    • GA-B250M-D2V Bulk:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING:8
    • GA-B250M-D2V Bulk:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING:1
    • GA-B250M-D2V Bulk:0

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Comparison of ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING, GA-B250M-D2V Bulk
77 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2066 (Socket R4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers82
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers128 GB32 GB
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD & SSD
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers16
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers86
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-VUnknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X299Intel® B250
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10Windows 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 x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64,
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers6.05.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm174 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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