Asus ROG STRIX B860-I GAMING WIFI vs ROG STRIX Z590-I GAMING WIFI Motherboard Comparison

Asus ROG STRIX B860-I GAMING WIFI and ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-I GAMING WIFI are both motherboards with the same Form factor (Mini ITX), PCI-Express x16 Slots (1) and SATA 6 Gbps Ports (4). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and Audio Chipset.

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Asus ROG STRIX B860-I GAMING WIFI	ASUS ROG STRIX Z590-I GAMING WIFI
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Brand Asus	Brand ASUS
Model ROG STRIX B860-I GAMING WIFI 90MB1JB0-M0AAY0	Model ROG STRIX Z590-I GAMING WIFI 90MB1680-M0AAY0
Release Date 📅 January 2025	Release Date 📅 February 2021
* 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 LGA1200
Form factor Mini ITX	Form factor Mini ITX
Chipset Intel B860	Chipset Intel Z590
Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 9066Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3333Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz 4500Mhz 4600Mhz 4700Mhz 4800Mhz 5000Mhz 5133Mhz
* 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 Realtek ALC1220P	Audio Chipset ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
Audio Channels Realtek ALC1220P 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Intel I225-V
Max LAN Speed 2.5Gbps	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000/2500Mbps
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 1 x Thunderbolt 4 port (1 x USB Type-C) 1 x USB 20Gbps port (1 x USB Type-C) 1 x USB 10Gbps ports (1 x Type-A) 3 x USB 5Gbps ports (3 x Type-A) 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x Type-A) 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI port 1 x Wi-Fi module 1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port 2 x Audio jacks 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x Clear CMOS button	Back I/O Ports 1 x Thunderbolt 4 USB Type-C port(s) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port(s) (1 x USB Type-C) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 port(s) (1 x Type-A) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 port(s) (1 x Type-A) 4 x USB 2.0 port(s) (4 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI port 1 x Intel Wi-Fi 6E 1 x Intel I225-V 2.5Gb Ethernet port 3 x LED-illuminated audio jacks 1 x BIOS FlashBack button
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 7	Wi-Fi Generation 6
PCI-Express x16 Slots 1	PCI-Express x16 Slots 1
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 2	M.2 Ports 2
M.2 Devices support 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key (Intel 11th Gen only) 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
RAM Slots 2	RAM Slots 2
Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 64 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 1	Onboard USB 2.0 1
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 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0