Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS WS C621E SAGE (BMC) vs GIGABYTE Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 22identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • WS C621E SAGE (BMC):LGA 3647 (Socket P)
    • Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Number of memory slots
    • WS C621E SAGE (BMC):12
    • Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • WS C621E SAGE (BMC):768 GB
    • Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • WS C621E SAGE (BMC):M.2, SATA III, U.2
    • Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
  • Graphics card family
    • WS C621E SAGE (BMC):ASPEED
    • Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):Intel
  • Graphics card
    • WS C621E SAGE (BMC):AST2500
    • Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):HD Graphics
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • WS C621E SAGE (BMC):1
    • Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • WS C621E SAGE (BMC):2
    • Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of WS C621E SAGE (BMC), Z370 AORUS Gaming 5 (rev. 1.0)
91 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 3647 (Socket P)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Xeon®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-8xxx, i5-8xxx, i7-8xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers124
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2400,2666 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers768 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA III, U.2M.2, SATA III
Graphics3 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics card familyDiffersASPEEDIntel
Graphics cardDiffersAST2500HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2304 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers106
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers74
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I210-ATUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersEEBATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C621Intel® Z370 Express
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFan, Temperature, Voltage
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek S1220AUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one7Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.7
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Optane™ Memory ReadyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers330 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security, XSplit Gamecaster + Broadcaster, cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
Other featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3D OSD @BIOS AutoGreen BIOS Setup Color Temperature Cloud Station EasyTune Easy RAID Fast Boot Game Boost ON/OFF Charge Platform Power Management RGB Fusion Smart Backup Smart Keyboard Smart TimeLock Smart HUD System Information Viewer USB Blocker USB DAC-UP 2 V-Tuner
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one2400,2666 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
VGA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020Unknown — not stated by the source

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