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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4) vs MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E

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  • 61specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 38identical
  • 49known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 3,996 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4) (4000 vs 4). The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 67 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4) (4800 MHz vs 4733 MHz). The GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4) has 4 more storage drives supported than the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E (6 vs 2). ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4), Non-ECC on the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111H on the GIGABYTE B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4), Realtek 8111H on the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 4000
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speed (max)
    • 4733 MHz
    • 4800 MHz
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 6
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 4000
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6

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GIGABYTE

B550M AORUS ELITE AX (REV. 1.4)View product
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B550 GAMING WIFI6EView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen 3000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series, AMD Ryzen 5000 SeriesAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers44000
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers4733,4600,4400,4266,4133,4000,3866,3733,3600,3466,3400,3200,2933,2667,2400,2133 MHz2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4533,4600,4733,4800,4866 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs4733 MHz4800 MHz
Maximum internal memory per slotKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA IIIM.2, PCI Express 4.0, PCI Express 3.0, SATA
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers62
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers14000
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one1
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one2
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Number of RGB LED pin headersKnown for one5
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
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 quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI versionDiffers2.11.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Line-inKnown for oneYes
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HRealtek 8111H
Wi-Fi standardsDiffersWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneRealtek RTL8852CE
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorKnown for onemicro ATX
Product colourKnown for oneBrown
PC health monitoringKnown for oneFan, Temperature, Voltage
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Expansion slots1 differ
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers221102280
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS3 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit256 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers5.06.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionDiffers2.72.8
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for oneChina
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one265 mm
Package depthKnown for one265 mm
Package heightKnown for one65 mm
Package weightKnown for one1.27 kg
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Antenna includedKnown for oneYes
Screws includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton® Internet Security (OEM version)LAN bandwidth management software
Technical detailsidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one3 year(s)

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