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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG STRIX X299-E GAMING vs GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Ultra Gaming

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 34identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Wi-Fi
    • Yes
    • No
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • 2
    • 3
  • ACPI version
    • 6.0
    • 5.0
  • Manual
    • No
    • Yes

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ASUS

ROG STRIX X299-E GAMINGView product
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GIGABYTE

X299 AORUS Ultra GamingView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 2066 (Socket R4)LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei5-7xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots88
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133 MHz3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4266,4333,4400 MHz
Maximum internal memory128 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA III
Internal I/O1 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 connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel connectorYesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
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 quantityDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
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
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiDiffersYesNo
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 oneGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® X299Intel® X299
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1220
Expansion slots1 differ
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers6.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
ManualDiffersNoYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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