Gigabyte AORUS X299 AORUS Gaming 3 vs X399 AORUS Gaming 7 Motherboard Comparison

Gigabyte AORUS X299 AORUS Gaming 3 and Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7 are both motherboards with the same Form factor (ATX), PCI-Express x16 Slots (5) and SATA 6 Gbps Ports (8). The main differences are in Socket, Chipset, Supported Memory and ECC RAM Support.

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Gigabyte AORUS X299 AORUS Gaming 3

Gigabyte X399 AORUS Gaming 7

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Brand

Gigabyte

Brand

Gigabyte

Model

X299 AORUS Gaming 3
X299 AORUS Gaming 3 (rev. 1.0)

Model

X399 AORUS Gaming 7

Release Date

📅 May 2019

Release Date

📅 August 2017

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Series

Socket

LGA2066

Socket

sTR4

Form factor

ATX

Form factor

ATX

Chipset

Intel X299

Chipset

AMD X399

Supported Memory

DDR4

2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 3000Mhz 3200Mhz 3300Mhz 3333Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3666Mhz 3733Mhz 3800Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz

Supported Memory

DDR4

2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2800Mhz 2933Mhz 3200Mhz 3333Mhz 3333Mhz 3466Mhz 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

Audio Chipset

Realtek ALC1220

Audio Channels

2/4/5.1/7.1-channel
Support for S/PDIF Out

LAN Chipset

Rivet Networks Killer E2500

Max LAN Speed

10/100/1000Mbps

SLI Support

Yes

SLI Support

Yes

CrossFire Support

Yes

CrossFire Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

Back Connect

Wireless LAN

Yes

Wi-Fi Generation

PCI-Express x16 Slots

PCI-Express x4 Slots

PCI-Express x1 Slots

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

SATA Express Ports

M.2 Ports

M.2 Devices support

2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key
2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key

M.2 Devices support

2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
2260 / 2280 / 22110 - M Key
2242 / 2260 / 2280 - M Key

RAM Slots

Maximum Supported RAM

128 GB

Maximum Supported RAM

128 GB

Onboard USB 2.0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

Options (2)

	X399 AORUS XTREME $1,428.86
	X399 Designare EX

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 Gigabyte AORUS X299 AORUS Gaming 3:

37% cheaper, you can save $348.95
Newer Product, it was released around 21 months later
Supports the following RAM types: DDR4 3666MHz, 3733MHz, 3800MHz, 3866MHz, 4000MHz, 4133MHz, 4266MHz

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