Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

33specifications compared
13differ
20identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
- Z690 EDGE WIFI:M.2, SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):2
- Z690 EDGE WIFI:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):1
- Z690 EDGE WIFI:4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):1
- Z690 EDGE WIFI:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):3
- Z690 EDGE WIFI:2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):2
- Z690 EDGE WIFI:0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):1
- Z690 EDGE WIFI:2
Wi-Fi
- Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0):No
- Z690 EDGE WIFI:Yes

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Comparison of Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0), Z690 EDGE WIFI
66 specifications	A GIGABYTE Z690 AORUS ELITE DDR4 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI Z690 EDGE WIFI 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® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9
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	2133,2400,2666,2933,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3733,3800,4000,4200,4266,4400,4600,4800,5000,5066,5200 MHz
Maximum internal memory	128 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD & SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	M.2, SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
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	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown 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 6E (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), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z690	Intel Z690
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC1220-VB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Fan, Temperature, Voltage	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 x64	Windows 10, Windows 11
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 typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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