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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
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesDiffersi5-7xxx, i7-7xxxi7-3xxx, i7-4xxx, i7-5xxx, i7-6xxx, i7-7xxx
Memory2 differ
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
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
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
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 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers41
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
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
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 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
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
ManualKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Number of M.2 (E) slotsKnown for one1

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