ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO vs GIGABYTE B560 AORUS PRO AX Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO and GIGABYTE B560 AORUS PRO AX are both motherboards with the same Form factor (ATX), RAM Slots (4) and Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 (1). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and Audio Channels.

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ASUS ROG Strix X870E-A Gaming WIFI7 NEO	GIGABYTE B560 AORUS PRO AX
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Brand ASUS	Brand GIGABYTE
Model ROG STRIX X870E-A GAMING WIFI7 NEO 90MB1P30-M0VAY0 90MB1P30-M0EAY0	Model B560 AORUS PRO AX
Release Date 📅 March 2026	Release Date 📅 March 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 ►
Socket AM5	Socket LGA1200
Form factor ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset AMD X870	Chipset Intel B560
Supported Memory DDR5 4400Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5600Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7600Mhz 7800Mhz 8000Mhz 8200Mhz 8400Mhz 8600Mhz 9000Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2933Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz
* 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 Realtek ALC4080
Audio Channels ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4080	Audio Channels 7.1 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Intel 2.5GbE LAN chip
Max LAN Speed 5Gbps	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000/2500Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support No
CrossFire Support No	CrossFire Support Yes
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support No
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 PS/2 keyboard/mouse port 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI port 2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R) 1 x USB Type-C port with USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 support 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A port (red) 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports 2 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports 1 x RJ-45 port 6 x audio jacks
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 7	Wi-Fi Generation 6
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 0
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 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key (Intel 11th Gen only)
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 1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 0