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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE X299 AORUS Ultra Gaming vs MSI X299 TOMAHAWK AC

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 39identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Memory channels
    • Dual-channel
    • Quad-channel
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 1
  • Wi-Fi
    • No
    • Yes
  • Number of M.2 (M) slots
    • 3
    • 2
  • ACPI version
    • 5.0
    • 6.0

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85 specifications
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GIGABYTE

X299 AORUS Ultra GamingView product
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MSI

X299 TOMAHAWK ACView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 2066 (Socket R4)LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesDiffersi5-7xxx, i7-7xxxi7-3xxx, i7-4xxx, i7-5xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots88
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDiffersDual-channelQuad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4266,4333,4400 MHz4333,2133,2400,2667,2800,2933,3000,3200,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4200,4266,4400,4500 MHz
Maximum internal memory128 GB128 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectors88
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers03
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
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 quantityDiffers41
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity11
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I219-V
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.2
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® X299Intel® X299
Audio chipRealtek ALC1220Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Number of mounting holesKnown for one9
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeUEFI AMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one256 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers5.06.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideYesYes
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for one1

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