ASUS Pro WS Z890-ACE SE vs WS C246M PRO/SE Motherboard Comparison

ASUS Pro WS Z890-ACE SE and ASUS WS C246M PRO/SE 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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ASUS Pro WS Z890-ACE SE	ASUS WS C246M PRO/SE
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Brand ASUS	Brand ASUS
Model PRO WS Z890-ACE SE 90MB1JC0-M0AAY0	Model WS C246M PRO/SE 90SW00F0-M0EAY0
Release Date 📅 December 2024	Release Date 📅 September 2019
* 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 LGA1851	Socket LGA1151
Form factor ATX	Form factor Micro ATX
Chipset Intel Z890	Chipset Intel C246
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7400Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz 8000Mhz 8200Mhz 8400Mhz 8600Mhz 8800Mhz 9000Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2400Mhz 2666Mhz
* 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 Channels -	Audio Channels 8 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Intel I210-AT
Max LAN Speed 10Gbps	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support No
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports -	Back I/O Ports 1 x DisplayPort 1 x D-Sub 1 x HDMI 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 2 x USB 3.0 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A 3 x LAN (RJ45) 6 x Audio Jacks
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN No
PCI-Express x16 Slots 3	PCI-Express x16 Slots 1
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 2
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 8
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 4	M.2 Ports 1
M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 256 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 128 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 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0