Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO vs GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6)

62specifications compared
24differ
38identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO has 128 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6) (256 GB vs 128 GB). The ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO has 3 more storage drives supported than the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6) (9 vs 6). The ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6) (3 vs 2). Processor socket: Socket AM5 on the ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO, Socket AM4 on the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6). Supported memory types: DDR5-SDRAM on the ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO, DDR4-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6).

Processor socket
- ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO:Socket AM5
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6):Socket AM4
Supported memory types
- ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO:DDR5-SDRAM
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6):DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO:256 GB
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6):128 GB
Number of storage drives supported
- ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO:9
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6):6
RAID levels
- ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO:0, 1, 5, 10
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6):0, 1, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO:3
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6):2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO:0
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO:0
- B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6):3

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Comparison of ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO, B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6)
112 specifications	A ASUS ROG STRIX X870E-E GAMING WIFI7 NEO View product	B GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (Rev. 1.6)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM5	Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Ryzen 9000 Series, AMD Ryzen 8000 Series, AMD Ryzen 7000 Series	AMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket AM4
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR5-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory slot pin countKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	288
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4733,4600,4400,4266,4133,4000,3866,3733,3600,3466,3400,3200,2933,2667,2400,2133 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4733 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	256 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Maximum internal memory per slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III, M.2	SATA III, PCI Express 3.0, PCI Express 4.0
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	9	6
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5120 x 2880 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDCP versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.3
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	4	4
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
12V power connector	Yes	Yes
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RGB LED pin header	Yes	Yes
Number of RGB LED pin headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	9	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	5 Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
WLAN controller modelDiffers	MediaTek MT7927	Realtek RTL8852CE
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	AMD	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD X870E	AMD B550
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Product colour	Black	Black
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fan, Voltage, Temperature, Water cooling
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 11	Windows 11 x64, Windows 10 x64
Expansion slots5 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	5	2
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2280	22110
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	5.0	4.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2280	22110
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	5.0	3.0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	2280	Unknown — not stated by the source
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	2280	Unknown — not stated by the source
4th M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
5th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	2280	Unknown — not stated by the source
5th M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.7
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Antenna included	Yes	Yes
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Screws includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	353 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	273 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	68 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	2.7 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
WeightKnown for one	1.9 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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