Asus TUF B450M-PRO GAMING vs TUF Z390-Pro Gaming Motherboard Comparison

Asus TUF B450M-PRO GAMING and ASUS TUF Z390-Pro Gaming are both motherboards with the same SATA 6 Gbps Ports (6), M.2 Ports (2) and RAM Slots (4). The main differences are in Socket, Form factor, Chipset and Supported Memory.

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Asus TUF B450M-PRO GAMING	ASUS TUF Z390-Pro Gaming
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Brand Asus	Brand ASUS
Model TUF B450M-PRO GAMING B450M-PRO GAMING 90MB10A0-M0EAY0	Model TUF Z390-Pro Gaming
Release Date -	Release Date 📅 October 2018
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★☆ (7 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 -	Series TUF
Socket AM4	Socket LGA1151
Form factor Micro ATX	Form factor ATX
Chipset AMD B450	Chipset Intel Z390
Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3466Mhz	Supported Memory DDR4 2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3300Mhz 3333Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz
* 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 S1200A
Audio Channels -	Audio Channels 8 Channels
LAN Chipset -	LAN Chipset Intel I219-V
Max LAN Speed -	Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps
SLI Support No	SLI Support Yes
CrossFire Support Yes	CrossFire Support Yes
RAID Support Yes	RAID Support Yes
Back Connect No	Back Connect No
Back I/O Ports -	Back I/O Ports 1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse combo port(s) 1 x DisplayPort 1 x HDMI 1 x LAN (RJ45) port(s) 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-A 4 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A 1 x Optical S/PDIF out 5 x 8-channel Audio I/O
Wireless LAN No	Wireless LAN No
PCI-Express x16 Slots 2	PCI-Express x16 Slots 3
PCI-Express x4 Slots 0	PCI-Express x4 Slots 0
PCI-Express x1 Slots 1	PCI-Express x1 Slots 3
SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6	SATA 6 Gbps Ports 6
SATA Express Ports 0	SATA Express Ports 0
M.2 Ports 2	M.2 Ports 2
M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key	M.2 Devices support 2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key 2242 / 2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
RAM Slots 4	RAM Slots 4
Maximum Supported RAM 64 GB	Maximum Supported RAM 128 GB
Onboard USB 2.0 0	Onboard USB 2.0 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 1	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 2
Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0	Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2 0
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 TUF B450M-PRO GAMING:

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Reasons to buy the ASUS TUF Z390-Pro Gaming:

Supports NVIDIA SLI
Supports the following RAM types: DDR4 3600MHz, 3733MHz, 3866MHz, 4000MHz, 4133MHz, 4266MHz
+1 Slots PCI-E x16
+2 Slots PCI-E x1
+64 GB maximum RAM supported
+2 Onboard USB 2.0
+1 Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1