ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO vs ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO and ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional are both motherboards with the same Form factor (ATX), RAM Slots (4) and Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 (2). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and SLI Support.

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ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO	ASRock Fatal1ty Z87 Professional
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Brand ASUS	Brand ASRock
Model ROG STRIX X870E-A GAMING WIFI7 NEO 90MB1P30-M0VAY0 90MB1P30-M0EAY0	Model Fatal1ty Z87 Professional Z87 PROFESSIONAL
Release Date 📅 March 2026	Release Date 📅 June 2013
* 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 ►
Pros -	Pros Dual Intel LAN Fatal1ty Mouse Port (up to 1000Hz polling rate) USB 3.0 front panel Overclocking capabilities
Cons -	Cons High price
Socket AM5	Socket LGA1150
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset AMD X870	Chipset Intel Z87
Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5600Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz 8000Mhz 8200Mhz 8400Mhz 8600Mhz 9000Mhz	Supported Memory DDR3 1066Mhz 1333Mhz 1600Mhz 1866Mhz 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2800Mhz
* 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 Channels ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080	Audio Channels -
Max LAN Speed 5Gbps	Max LAN Speed -
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 2 x USB4 (40Gbps) ports (2 x USB Type-C with DP Alt mode) 6 x USB 10Gbps ports (5 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C with up to 30W PD) 4 x USB 5Gbps ports (4 x Type-A) 1 x HDMI port 1 x Wi-Fi module 1 x Realtek 5Gb Ethernet port 2 x Audio jacks 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x BIOS FlashBack button 1 x Clear CMOS button	Back I/O Ports -
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN No
Wi-Fi Generation 7	Wi-Fi Generation -
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 3
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 1
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 4	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 10
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 4	M.2 Ports 0
M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 - M Key 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support -
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 256 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 32 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 3	Onboard USB 2.0 2
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 0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0