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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS ELITE vs MSI MEG Z390 ACE

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 45identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 5
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC1220-VB
    • Realtek ALC1220

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86 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

Z390 AORUS ELITEView product
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MSI

MEG Z390 ACEView product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666 MHz2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4200,4266,4300,4400,4500 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one4500 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA III
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers02
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers35
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers25
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneKiller E2500
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
WLAN controller modelKnown for oneIntel Dual Band Wireless-AC 9560
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.0
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1220-VBRealtek ALC1220
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers43
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.7
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton® Internet Security cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
DualBIOSKnown for oneYes

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