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GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1) vs GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1)

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  • 27differ
  • 63identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1) has 200 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1) (8200 MHz vs 8000 MHz). The GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1) has 1 more storage drives supported than the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1) (8 vs 7). The GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1) has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1) (2 vs 1). RAID levels: 0, 1, 10 on the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1), 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1). Top Wi-Fi standard: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) on the GIGABYTE B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1).

  • Supported memory clock speed (max)
    • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):8000 MHz
    • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):8200 MHz
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):7
    • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):8
  • RAID levels
    • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):0, 1, 10
    • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):0, 1, 5, 10
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):1
    • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):2
  • Number of CPU fan connectors
    • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):1
    • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):2
  • Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)
    • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):1
    • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):2
  • Number of water pump connectors
    • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):1
    • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1):4
    • X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):2

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Comparison of B650 AORUS ELITE AX V2 (rev. 1.1), X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1)
104 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Ryzen 7000 Series, AMD Ryzen 8000 Series, AMD Ryzen 9000 SeriesAMD Ryzen 9000 Series, AMD Ryzen 8000 Series, AMD Ryzen 7000 Series
Memory2 differ
Memory slot pin countKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source288
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers8000,7800,7600,7200,7000,6800,6666,6600,6400,6200,6000,5600,5200,4800,4400 MHz8200,8000,7800,7600,7200,7000,6800,6666,6600,6400,6200,6000,5600,5200,4800,4400 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs8000 MHz8200 MHz
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersPCI Express 4.0, PCI Express 5.0, SATA IIIPCI Express 5.0, PCI Express 4.0, SATA III
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers78
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers12
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Differs12
Number of noise detection headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of temperature sensor headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of water pump connectorsDiffers13
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known 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-A ports quantityDiffers54
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers03
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Headphone outputsDiffers32
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.4Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)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), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
WLAN controller modelDiffersIntel Wi-Fi 6E AX210Qualcomm QCNCM865
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.35.4
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B650AMD X870E
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC1220
PC health monitoringDiffersVoltage, Water cooling, Temperature, FanVoltage, Temperature, Fan, Water cooling, Noise
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11 x64, Windows 10 x64Windows 11 x64
Expansion slots5 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers34
2nd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers2511022110
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers4.05.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers2511022110
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers4.05.0
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22110
4th M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source

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