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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Gaming vs MSI X370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 37identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
    • Socket AM4
  • ECC сompatibility
    • Non-ECC
    • ECC & Non-ECC
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 10
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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GIGABYTE

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X370 GAMING PRO CARBON ACView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2066 (Socket R4)Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7AMD A, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon™ X4, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei5-7xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2667 MHz1866,2133,2400,2667,2933,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one2048 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers86
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
12V power connectorYesYes
TPM connectorYesYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I211-AT
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Features4 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X299AMD X370
Audio chipRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringDiffersFan, Temperature, VoltageCPU, Fan, Temperature
Power source typeATXATX
Number of mounting holesKnown for one9
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slots22
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory size128 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI version5.05.0
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.7
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA, USB
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security, cFosSpeed
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes

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