GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1) vs GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE X3D

Key differences

The GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE X3D has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1) (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE X3D has 600 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1) (8200 MHz vs 7600 MHz). The GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE X3D has 128 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1) (256 GB vs 128 GB). Only the GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE X3D has Wi-Fi. Supported storage drive interfaces: PCI Express 4.0, SATA III on the GIGABYTE B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1), M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE X3D.

• Number of memory slots
  • B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):2
  • B850 AORUS ELITE X3D:4
• Supported memory clock speed (max)
  • B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):7600 MHz
  • B850 AORUS ELITE X3D:8200 MHz
• Maximum internal memory
  • B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):128 GB
  • B850 AORUS ELITE X3D:256 GB
• Supported storage drive interfaces
  • B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):PCI Express 4.0, SATA III
  • B850 AORUS ELITE X3D:M.2, SATA III
• RAID levels
  • B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):0, 1, 5, 10
  • B850 AORUS ELITE X3D:0, 1, 10
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):4
  • B850 AORUS ELITE X3D:2
• Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)
  • B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):1
  • B850 AORUS ELITE X3D:2
• Number of water pump connectors
  • B840M D2H (Rev. 1.1):1
  • B850 AORUS ELITE X3D:3