ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO vs ROG STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO and Asus ROG STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI are both motherboards with the same PCI-Express x16 Slots (2), RAM Slots (4) and Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (1). The main differences are in Socket, Form factor, Chipset and Supported Memory.

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ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO	Asus ROG STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI
Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $469.99 In Stock $479.99 Last updated 56 minutes ago. In Stock $479.99 In Stock Free shipping $479.99 In Stock $492.63 Show 2 more offers	Prices (Change region) In Stock $299.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $599.00
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Brand ASUS	Brand Asus
Model ROG STRIX X870E-A GAMING WIFI7 NEO 90MB1P30-M0VAY0 90MB1P30-M0EAY0	Model ROG STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI STRIX Z690-G GAMING WIFI 90MB19G0-M0EAY0 90MB19G0-M0AAY0
Release Date 📅 March 2026	Release Date -
* 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 AM5	Socket LGA1700
Form factor ATX	Form factor Micro ATX
Chipset AMD X870	Chipset Intel Z690
Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5600Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz 8000Mhz 8200Mhz 8400Mhz 8600Mhz 9000Mhz	Supported Memory DDR5 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz
* 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 -	Audio Chipset ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080
Audio Channels ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
Max LAN Speed 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 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 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C) 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (2 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports (4 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 5 x Gold-plated audio jacks 1 x Optical S/PDIF out port 1 x BIOS FlashBack button 1 x Clear CMOS button
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 7	Wi-Fi Generation 6E
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 2
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 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 4	M.2 Ports 3
M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2280 - M Key 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 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 3	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2	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 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1

Comparison and key differences summary

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Reasons to buy the ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO:

Newer Wi-Fi protocol
Supports the following RAM types: DDR5 6200MHz, 6400MHz, 6600MHz, 6800MHz, 7000MHz, 7200MHz, 7600MHz, 7800MHz, 8000MHz, 8200MHz, 8400MHz, 8600MHz, 9000MHz
+1 Ports M.2
+128 GB maximum RAM supported
+1 Onboard USB 2.0
+1 Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1
+1 Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2