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GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3) vs GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1)

90specifications compared
30differ
60identical
16known 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 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3) (8200 MHz vs 8000 MHz). The GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1) has 1 more storage drives supported than the GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3) (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 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3) (2 vs 1). RAID levels: 0, 1, 10 on the GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3), 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 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) on the GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1).

Supported memory clock speed (max)
- B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3):8000 MHz
- X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):8200 MHz
Number of storage drives supported
- B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3):7
- X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):8
RAID levels
- B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3):0, 1, 10
- X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):0, 1, 5, 10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3):1
- X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):2
Number of CPU fan connectors
- B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3):1
- X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):2
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)
- B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3):1
- X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):2
Number of water pump connectors
- B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3):1
- X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):3
Number of RGB LED pin headers
- B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3):3
- X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1):4

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Comparison of B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3), X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1)
106 specifications	A GIGABYTE B650 GAMING X AX V2 (Rev. 1.3)View product	B GIGABYTE X870E AORUS PRO (Rev. 1.1)View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Ryzen 7000 Series, AMD Ryzen 9000 Series, AMD Ryzen 8000 Series	AMD Ryzen 9000 Series, AMD Ryzen 8000 Series, AMD Ryzen 7000 Series
Memory2 differ
Memory slot pin countKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	288
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	7800,8000,7600,7200,7000,6800,6600,6400,6200,6000,5600,5200,4800,4400 MHz	8200,8000,7800,7600,7200,7000,6800,6666,6600,6400,6200,6000,5600,5200,4800,4400 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	8000 MHz	8200 MHz
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	PCI Express 4.0, PCI Express 5.0, SATA III	PCI Express 5.0, PCI Express 4.0, SATA III
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	7	8
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Differs	1	2
Number of noise detection headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of temperature sensor headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of water pump connectorsDiffers	1	3
Number of RGB LED pin headersDiffers	3	4
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network5 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffers	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	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 modelDiffers	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210	Qualcomm QCNCM865
Bluetooth versionDiffers	5.3	5.4
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B650	AMD X870E
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1220
PC health monitoringDiffers	Voltage, Temperature, Water cooling, Fan	Voltage, Temperature, Fan, Water cooling, Noise
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 11 x64, Windows 10 x64	Windows 11 x64
Expansion slots6 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	3	4
2nd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	25110	22110
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	4.0	5.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	25110	22110
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	4.0	5.0
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22110
4th M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Packaging contentidentical
Screws includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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