Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0) vs MSI MPG Z590 CARBON EK X

45specifications compared
16differ
29identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
- MPG Z590 CARBON EK X:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 5, 10
- MPG Z590 CARBON EK X:0, 1, 10
Parallel processing technology support
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):Crossfire
- MPG Z590 CARBON EK X:3-Way CrossFireX
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):2
- MPG Z590 CARBON EK X:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):2
- MPG Z590 CARBON EK X:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):5
- MPG Z590 CARBON EK X:2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):1
- MPG Z590 CARBON EK X:3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):1
- MPG Z590 CARBON EK X:0

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Comparison of Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0), MPG Z590 CARBON EK X
82 specifications	A GIGABYTE Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI MPG Z590 CARBON EK X View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	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 G
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-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	2133,2666,2933,3200,4000,4400,4700,5333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	128 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, NVMe 3.0, PCI Express 4.0, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Crossfire	3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
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 connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
12V power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RGB LED pin headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0b
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantity	1	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel I225-V
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 6E (802.11ax)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z590	Intel Z590
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC4080
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Number of mounting holesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 x64
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI AMI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	256 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Realtek 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility	Unknown — not stated by the source

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