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Compare GIGABYTE B550M AORUS Elite AX vs Z790 AORUS ELITE AX-W

GIGABYTE B550M AORUS Elite AX and Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX-W are both motherboards with the same Wi-Fi Generation (6E), RAM Slots (4) and Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1 (1). The main differences are in Socket, Form factor, Chipset and Supported Memory.

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GIGABYTE B550M AORUS Elite AX

Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX-W

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Brand

GIGABYTE

Brand

Gigabyte

Model

B550M AORUS ELITE AX

Model

Z790 AORUS ELITE AX-W

Release Date

📅 March 2023

Release Date

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Socket

AM4

Socket

LGA1700

Form factor

Micro ATX

Form factor

ATX

Chipset

AMD B550

Chipset

Intel Z790

Supported Memory

DDR4

2133Mhz 2400Mhz 2666Mhz 2933Mhz 3200Mhz 3400Mhz 3466Mhz 3600Mhz 3733Mhz 3866Mhz 4000Mhz 4133Mhz 4266Mhz 4400Mhz 4600Mhz 4733Mhz

Supported Memory

DDR5

4000Mhz 4800Mhz 5200Mhz 5400Mhz 5600Mhz 5800Mhz 6000Mhz 6200Mhz 6400Mhz 6600Mhz 6800Mhz 7000Mhz 7200Mhz 7400Mhz 7600Mhz

* 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

Max LAN Speed

1Gbps

Max LAN Speed

-

SLI Support

No

SLI Support

No

CrossFire Support

No

CrossFire Support

No

RAID Support

Yes

RAID Support

Yes

Back Connect

No

Back Connect

No

Back I/O Ports

1 x PS/2 keyboard/mouse port
1 x DVI-D port
1 x HDMI port
2 x SMA antenna connectors (2T2R)
4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
4 x USB 2.0/1.1 ports
1 x RJ-45 port
3 x audio jacks

Back I/O Ports

-

Wireless LAN

Yes

Wireless LAN

Yes

Wi-Fi Generation

6E

Wi-Fi Generation

6E

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

0

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

4

SATA 6 Gbps Ports

6

SATA Express Ports

0

SATA Express Ports

0

M.2 Ports

2

M.2 Ports

4

M.2 Devices support

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

M.2 Devices support

2280 / 22110 - M Key
2280 / 22110 - M Key
2280 / 22110 - M Key
2280 / 22110 - M Key

RAM Slots

4

RAM Slots

4

Maximum Supported RAM

128 GB

Maximum Supported RAM

192 GB

Onboard USB 2.0

1

Onboard USB 2.0

2

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 1

1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

1

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

0

Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2x2

0

Options (2)

	B550M K $98.78
	B550M DS3H AC $99.99

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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 B550M AORUS Elite AX:

68% cheaper, you can save $303.25
+1 Slots PCI-E x1

Reasons to buy the Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX-W:

+1 Slots PCI-E x16
+2 Ports SATA 6Gb/s
+2 Ports M.2
+64 GB maximum RAM supported
+1 Onboard USB 2.0
+1 Onboard USB 3.2 Gen 2

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