ASUS ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA vs ROG ZENITH EXTREME Motherboard Comparison

ASUS ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA and ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME are both motherboards with the same Form factor (EATX), Audio Channels (8 Channels) and Max LAN Speed (10Gbps + 10/100/1000Mbps). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and Audio Chipset.

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ASUS ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA	ASUS ROG ZENITH EXTREME
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Brand ASUS	Brand Asus
Model ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA 90MB14K0-M0EAY0 90MB14K0-M0AAY0	Model ROG ZENITH EXTREME 90MB0UV0-M0EAY0 ZENITH EXTREME
Release Date 📅 February 2020	Release Date 📅 August 2017
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★☆☆ (3 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews Add a product review
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►	Compatible PC parts Processors ► Memory ► Cases ► CPU Coolers ►
Series ROG	Series ROG
Socket sTRX4	Socket sTR4
Form factor EATX	Form factor EATX
Chipset AMD TRX40	Chipset AMD X399
Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3400Mhz 3733Mhz 3800Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4333Mhz 4400Mhz 4600Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3200Mhz 3600Mhz
* 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 ROG SupremeFX S1220 high-definition CODEC	Audio Chipset ROG SupremeFX High Definition Audio CODEC S1220
Audio Channels 8 Channels	Audio Channels 8 Channels
LAN Chipset Intel i211AT	LAN Chipset Intel Ethernet Controller I211-AT
Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 10/100/1000Mbps	Max LAN Speed 10Gbps + 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support Yes	SLI Support Yes
CrossFire Support Yes	CrossFire Support Yes
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Wireless LAN Yes	Wireless LAN Yes
Wi-Fi Generation 6	Wi-Fi Generation 5
PCI-Express x16 Slots 4	PCI-Express x16 Slots 4
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 1
PCI-Express x1 Slots 0	PCI-Express x1 Slots 1
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 3
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 / 22110 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
RAM Slots 8	RAM Slots 8
Maximum Supported RAM 256 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 2	Onboard USB 2.0 1
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 0

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.

Reasons to buy the ASUS ROG ZENITH II EXTREME ALPHA:

Newer Product, it was released around 3 years later
Newer Wi-Fi protocol
Supports the following RAM types: DDR4 3733MHz, 3800MHz, 4133MHz, 4266MHz, 4333MHz, 4400MHz, 4600MHz
+2 Ports SATA 6Gb/s
+2 Ports M.2
+128 GB maximum RAM supported
+1 Onboard USB 2.0
+1 Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2