ASUS ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING vs Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2 Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING and Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2 are both motherboards with the same Socket (AM4), Form factor (ATX) and PCI-Express x16 Slots (3). The main differences are in Chipset, Supported Memory, Audio Chipset and Audio Channels.

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ASUS ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING	Gigabyte B550 AORUS Elite V2
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Brand ASUS	Brand Gigabyte
Model ROG STRIX X570-E GAMING 90MB1150-M0EAY0 90MB1150-M0AAY0 90MB1150-MVAAY0	Model B550 AORUS Elite V2
Release Date 📅 July 2019	Release Date 📅 September 2020
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★☆ (38 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews Add a product review
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Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►
Series ROG	Series -
Socket AM4	Socket AM4
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset AMD X570	Chipset AMD B550
Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2933Mhz 3200Mhz 3333Mhz 3600Mhz 4000Mhz 4400Mhz 4600Mhz 4733Mhz
* 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 Yes * ECC memory support also depends on the CPU memory controller	ECC RAM Support Yes * ECC memory support also depends on the CPU memory controller
Audio Chipset SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC S1220A	Audio Chipset Realtek ALC1200
Audio Channels 8 Channels	Audio Channels 2/4/5.1/7.1-channel Support for S/PDIF Out
LAN Chipset Realtek RTL8125-CG	LAN Chipset Realtek 2.5GbE LAN chip
Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000/2500Mbps + 10/100/1000Mbps	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000/2500Mbps
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 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 5 x Audio jack(s) 1 x Anti-surge 2.5G LAN (RJ45) port 1 x USB BIOS Flashback Button(s) 1 x ASUS Wi-Fi Module 7 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) ports (Type-A) 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps) ports (Type-C) Anti-surge LAN (RJ45) port	Back I/O Ports 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI port 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports (red) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x Q-Flash Plus button 1 x RJ-45 port 1 x optical S/PDIF Out connector 5 x audio jacks
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN No
Wi-Fi Generation 6	Wi-Fi Generation -
PCI-Express x16 Slots 3	PCI-Express x16 Slots 3
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 2	PCI-Express x1 Slots 1
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 8	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 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 128 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 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0