Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4

48specifications compared
16differ
32identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):4
- Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4:2
Maximum internal memory
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):128 GB
- Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
- Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4:M.2, PCI Express 5.0, SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):2
- Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):6
- Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):4
- Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):3
- Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4:2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):2
- Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4:3

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Comparison of Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0), Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE Z690I AORUS ULTRA DDR4 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1700	LGA 1700
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9	Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9
Memory3 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 MHz	4000,4800,5200,5400,5600,5800,6000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	M.2, PCI Express 5.0, SATA
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCP	Yes	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
RGB LED pin headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	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	2	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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
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 AX201
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Micro ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z690	Intel Z690
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	2.0 channels
PC health monitoringDiffers	Fan, Temperature, Voltage	Fan, Temperature, Voltage, Water cooling
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 x64	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1220-VB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	256 Mbit	256 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
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
HeightKnown for one	70 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) cFosSpeed
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
WeightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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