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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING vs GIGABYTE GA-B250M-DS3H Bulk

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 25identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 8
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 128 GB
    • 64 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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ASUS

ROG STRIX X299-E GAMINGView product
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GIGABYTE

GA-B250M-DS3H BulkView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2066 (Socket R4)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers84
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133 MHz2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers128 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & 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 SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
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 quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown 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 LANYesYes
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X299Intel® B250
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
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 oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size128 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers6.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm193 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneNo
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneYes

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