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GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE vs GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD

115specifications compared
27differ
88identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD has 800 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE (9000 MHz vs 8200 MHz). The GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD has 2 more HDDs supported than the GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD has 2 more storage drives supported than the GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE (8 vs 6). Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE, M.2, PCI Express 5.0, SATA III on the GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD. RAID levels: 0, 1, 10 on the GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE, 0, 1, 5, 10 on the GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD.

Supported memory clock speed (max)
- B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE:8200 MHz
- X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD:9000 MHz
Number of HDDs supported
- B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE:2
- X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD:4
Number of storage drives supported
- B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE:6
- X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD:8
RAID levels
- B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE:0, 1, 10
- X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE:1
- X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE:2
- X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE:4
- X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD:6
Number of water pump connectors
- B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE:2
- X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD:3

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Comparison of B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE, X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD
122 specifications	A GIGABYTE B850 AORUS ELITE-P ICE View product	B GIGABYTE X870E AERO X3D DARK WOOD View product
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	4400,4800,5200,5600,5800,6000,6200,6400,6600,6800,7000,7200,7400,7600,7800,7900,7950,8000,8200 MHz	9000,8800,8600,8400,8000,7800,7600,7200,7000,6800,6600,6400,6200,6000,5600,5200,4800,4400 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	8200 MHz	9000 MHz
Storage controllers4 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	M.2, PCI Express 5.0, SATA III
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	2	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	6	8
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	6
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	2	3
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	5
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB4 Gen 2x2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	5 Gigabit Ethernet, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 5 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
WLAN controller modelDiffers	Realtek RTL8922AE	MediaTek MT7927
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B850	AMD X870E
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1220	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	4.0	5.0
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	335 mm	341 mm
Package depthDiffers	270 mm	306 mm
Package heightDiffers	80 mm	89 mm
Package weightDiffers	2.41 kg	3.67 kg
Other features1 differ
WeightDiffers	2.13 kg	3.17 kg

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