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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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84 specifications
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GIGABYTE

X299 AORUS GamingView product
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MSI

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
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei5-7xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2667 MHz1866,2133,2400,2667,2933,3200 MHz
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
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers86
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
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 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I211-AT
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Features4 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X299AMD X370
PC health monitoringDiffersFan, Temperature, VoltageCPU, Fan, Temperature
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
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7
Plug and PlayKnown for oneYes
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.7
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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