ASUS ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA 🆚 ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme
ASUS ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA and ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme are both motherboards with the same Form factor (EATX), Onboard USB 2.0 (2) and Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 (2). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and ECC RAM Support.
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Brand
ASUS
Brand
ASUS
Model
ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA
ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA
90MB14K0-M0EAY0
90MB14K0-M0AAY0
Model
ROG CROSSHAIR X670E EXTREME
CROSSHAIR X670E EXTREME
90MB1B10-M0AAY0
Release Date
📅 February 2020
Release Date
📅 September 2022
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
* 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
No
Audio Chipset
ROG SupremeFX S1220 high-definition CODEC
Audio Chipset
Realtek ALC4082
Audio Channels
8 Channels
Audio Channels
ROG SupremeFX 7.1 Surround Sound High Definition Audio CODEC ALC4082 - Impedance sense for front and rear headphone outputs - Supports: Jack-detection, Multi-streaming, Front Panel Jack-retasking - High quality 120 dB SNR stereo playback output and 113 dB SNR recording input - Supports up to 32-Bit/384 kHz playback
Audio Features - SupremeFX Shielding Technology - ESS SABRE9218PQ DAC/AMP - LED-illuminated audio jacks - Rear optical S/PDIF out port - Premium audio capacitors - Audio cover
LAN Chipset
Intel i211AT
LAN Chipset
-
Max LAN Speed
10Gbps + 10/100/1000Mbps
Max LAN Speed
2.5Gbps
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
-
Back I/O Ports
2 x USB4 with Intel JHL8540 USB4 controller ports (2 x USB Type-C)
1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 port (1 x USB Type-C)
9 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (8 x Type-A + 1 x USB Type-C)
1 x Wi-Fi Module
1 x Intel 2.5Gb Ethernet port
1 x Marvell AQtion 10Gb Ethernet port
5 x LED-illuminated 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
6
Wi-Fi Generation
6E
PCI-Express x16 Slots
4
PCI-Express x16 Slots
2
PCI-Express x4 Slots
0
PCI-Express x4 Slots
1
PCI-Express x1 Slots
0
PCI-Express x1 Slots
0
SATA 6 Gbps Ports
8
SATA 6 Gbps Ports
6
SATA Express Ports
0
SATA Express Ports
0
M.2 Ports
5
M.2 Ports
4
M.2 Devices support
2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
M.2 Devices support
2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
RAM Slots
8
RAM Slots
4
Maximum Supported RAM
256 GB
Maximum Supported RAM
192 GB
Onboard USB 2.0
2
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
2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2
1
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
0
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2
1
Comparison and key differences summary
⛔ You are comparing motherboards with different sockets. They cannot support the same CPUs. Try to compare motherboards within the same platform.
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