ASRock 970M PRO3 vs TRX50 WS Motherboard Comparison

ASRock 970M PRO3 and ASRock TRX50 WS are both motherboards with the same RAM Slots (4), Onboard USB 2.0 (2) and Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 (1). The main differences are in Socket, Form factor, Chipset and Supported Memory.

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ASRock 970M PRO3	ASRock TRX50 WS
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Brand ASRock	Brand ASRock
Model 970M PRO3	Model TRX50 WS
Release Date -	Release Date 📅 November 2023
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►
Socket AM3+/AM3	Socket sTR5
Form factor Micro ATX	Form factor EATX
Chipset AMD 970	Chipset AMD TRX50
Supported Memory DDR3 1066Mhz 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1800Mhz 1866Mhz 2100Mhz 2400Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5600Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7600Mhz
* High clock speeds may require enabling the XMP profile in the motherboard BIOS ** RAM support may also depend on the CPU memory controller
ECC RAM Support No	ECC RAM Support Yes * ECC memory support also depends on the CPU memory controller
Audio Chipset Realtek ALC892	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1220
Audio Channels 7.1 CH HD Audio with Content Protection	Audio Channels 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
LAN Chipset Realtek 8111E	LAN Chipset Marvell AQtion AQC113C
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps	Max LAN Speed 100/1000/2500/5000/10000 Mb/s
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support Yes	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 Mouse Port 1 x PS/2 Keyboard Port 6 x USB 2.0 Ports (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen1 Ports (Etron EJ188H) (Supports ESD Protection (ASRock Full Spike Protection)) 1 x RJ-45 LAN Port with LED (ACT/LINK LED and SPEED LED) HD Audio Jacks: Line in / Front Speaker / Microphone	Back I/O Ports 2 x Antenna Ports 1 x Optical SPDIF Out Port 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C Port (20 Gb/s) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A Ports (10 Gb/s) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-C Port (10 Gb/s) 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A Ports 2 x RJ-45 LAN Ports 1 x Clear CMOS Button 1 x BIOS Flashback Button 1 x Line Out Jack (Gold Audio Jack) 1 x Microphone Input Jack (Gold Audio Jack)
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation -	Wi-Fi Generation 6E
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 5
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 1	PCI-Express x1 Slots 0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 0	M.2 Ports 3
M.2 Devices support -	M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2230 - E Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 64 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 1024 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0