Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0)

55specifications compared
15differ
40identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):4
- Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0):2
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):2
- Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0):1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):2
- Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):6
- Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):5
- Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0):2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):1
- Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0):3
HDMI ports quantity
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):0
- Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0):1
Wi-Fi
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):No
- Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0):Yes

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Comparison of Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0), Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0)
70 specifications	A GIGABYTE Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE Z590I AORUS ULTRA (rev. 1.0)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4266,4300,4400,4500,4600,4700,4800,4933,5000,5133,5333,5400 MHz	4600,4500,4400,4300,4266,4133,4000,3866,3800,3733,3666,3600,3466,3400,3333,3300,3200,2933,2800,2666,2400,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory	128 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, NVMe 3.0, PCI Express 4.0, SATA III	M.2, NVMe 3.0, PCI Express 4.0, SATA III
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
RGB LED pin header	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	5	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	1	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A, USB Type-C
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.1
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z590	Intel Z590
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1220-VB
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoring	CPU, Fan	CPU, Fan
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 64-bit
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit	256 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) version	2.7	2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) version	2.7	2.7
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Realtek 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Crossfire	Unknown — not stated by the source

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