ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z vs ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA Motherboard Comparison

ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z and Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA are both motherboards with the same Form factor (ATX), RAM Slots (4) and Onboard USB 2.0 (2). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and SLI Support.

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ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z	Asus ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA
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Brand ASUS	Brand Asus
Model Crosshair V Formula-Z	Model ROG MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA MAXIMUS Z690 FORMULA 90MB18G0-M0EAY0 90MB18G0-M0AAY0
Release Date 📅 September 2012	Release Date -
* 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 ►
Series ROG	Series ROG
Socket AM3+	Socket LGA1700
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset AMD 990FX	Chipset Intel Z690
Supported Memory DDR3 1066Mhz 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1800Mhz 2000Mhz 2133Mhz 2400Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz
* 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 No
Audio Chipset -	Audio Chipset ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082
Audio Channels -	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Marvell AQtion 10Gb Ethernet
Max LAN Speed -	Max LAN Speed 10Gbps
SLI Support Yes	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 -	Back I/O Ports 2 x Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C port(s) 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (6 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C) 3 x USB 2.0 port(s) (3 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI port 1 x Wi-Fi Module 1 x Marvell AQtion 10Gb Ethernet port 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x BIOS FlashBack button 1 x Clear CMOS button
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation -	Wi-Fi Generation 6
PCI-Express x16 Slots 4	PCI-Express x16 Slots 3
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 1	PCI-Express x1 Slots 0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 8	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 0	M.2 Ports 3
M.2 Devices support -	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 32 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 192 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1