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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX vs MSI X99A Gaming Pro Carbon

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 33identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • 0
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 10
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • 4
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 3
    • 4
  • BIOS type
    • UEFI AMI
    • UEFI

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82 specifications
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ASUS

X99-E motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX

Model X99-E

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MSI

X99A Gaming Pro CarbonView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 2011-v3LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots88
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsQuad-channelQuad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200 MHz2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3200,3333,3400,3466 MHz
Maximum internal memory128 GB128 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA III, USB 2.0, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-CM.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers00, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD, NVIDIA
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers810
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerIntel® I218-VIntel® I218-V
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® X99Intel® X99
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Number of mounting holesKnown for one9
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers34
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express ports11
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one3.0
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020

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