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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS WS C422 PRO/SE vs GIGABYTE X299 DESIGNARE EX

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 26identical
  • 51known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 2133,2400,2666 MHz
    • 2133,2400,2667 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 512 GB
    • 128 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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96 specifications
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ASUS

WS C422 PRO/SEView product
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GIGABYTE

X299 DESIGNARE EXView product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ X-series
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one28
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666 MHz2133,2400,2667 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers512 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA III
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
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 quantityDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one2
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
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
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I210-AT
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C422Intel® X299
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC S1220ARealtek ALC1220
Audio output channelsDiffers8.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneFan, Temperature, Voltage
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one5
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) @ dual x8/x8 mode slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Trial softwareKnown for oneXSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security, cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
RegisteredKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 dual x8/x8 modeKnown for oneYes
WeightKnown for one4.86 kg
Audio outputKnown for oneYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one8
Number of processors supportedKnown for one3
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for one7.49 kg
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020

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