ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 EXTREME vs ROG ZENITH EXTREME Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 EXTREME and ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME are both motherboards with the same Form factor (EATX), PCI-Express x4 Slots (1) and Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 (2). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and ECC RAM Support.

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ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z890 EXTREME	ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME
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Brand ASUS	Brand Asus
Model ROG MAXIMUS Z890 EXTREME 90MB1IA0-M0AAY0	Model ROG ZENITH EXTREME 90MB0UV0-M0EAY0 ZENITH EXTREME
Release Date 📅 October 2024	Release Date 📅 August 2017
* 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 -	Series ROG
Socket LGA1851	Socket sTR4
Form factor EATX	Form factor EATX
Chipset Intel Z890	Chipset AMD X399
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7400Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz 8000Mhz 8200Mhz 8400Mhz 8600Mhz 8800Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3200Mhz 3600Mhz
* 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 -	Audio Chipset ROG SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
Audio Channels 7.1 Channels	Audio Channels 8 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Intel Ethernet Controller I211-AT
Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 2.5Gbps	Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support Yes
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support Yes
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports 1 x Clear CMOS Button 1 x Flash BIOS Button 1 x HDMI 1 x Optical S/PDIF Out 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C 2 x Audio Jacks	Back I/O Ports -
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 7	Wi-Fi Generation 5
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 4
PCI-Express x4 Slots 1	PCI-Express x4 Slots 1
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 1
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 6	M.2 Ports 3
M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2230 / 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2230 / 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - E Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 8
Maximum Supported RAM 192 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0