Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4

38specifications compared
13differ
25identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):2
- MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):1
- MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4:2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):1
- MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):4
- MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):3
- MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4:0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):2
- MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4:5
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):1
- MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4:0
Wi-Fi
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):No
- MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4:Yes

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Comparison of Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0), MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4
75 specifications	A GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI MK MPG Z690 EDGE WIFI DDR4 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1700	LGA 1700
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9, Intel® Pentium® Gold
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1700
Memory1 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 сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2133,2666,2933,3200,4400,4600,4800,5200 MHz
Maximum internal memory	128 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RGB LED pin headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	0
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	5
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel I225-V
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z690	Intel Z690
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1220-VB	Realtek ALC4080
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Fan, Temperature, Voltage	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 x64	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
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
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
HeightKnown for one	70 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
WeightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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